What does it mean if your poop is green – do you need to see a doctor?
Many different factors can change your stool color, including diet, lifestyle, and health issues.
Tag: health
The powerhouse of the cell is also a powerhouse in vision
Structures providing energy to cells have a crucial role in vision.
Cleaning products may expose people to the same pollution levels as car exhaust
Cleaning your home may carry more health risks than running your car indoors.
Gut bacteriophages associated with improved cognitive function and memory in both animals and humans
These viruses can alter our gut microbiome to improve brain function.
Housework can help keep our minds and bodies limber into old age
Chores may not be pleasant, but they're good for you.
In unprecedented bid, health science journals unite and call for ambitious climate action
It's a health problem by now, they argue.
Unprocessed plant-based food keeps your heart healthier at any age
Fewer burgers, more broccoli.
Exercise five hours a week to protect against hypertension later in life
Why is it never cheesy fries that make you healthier?
Ants handle social isolation about as well as humans do — poorly
Social isolation can lead to a lower tolerance for stress, lower interest in socializing and keeping clean, as well as ...
What counts as fruits and veggies for the “five a day”? This study clears things out
The "five a day" approach is a useful simplification. Although the potato (tragically) doesn't make the cut.
After 18 million mRNA vaccinations, allergic shocks remain exceedingly rare
Just 66 cases of anaphylaxis (0.0003%) were reported. All but one happened in the first 11 minutes. None were fatal.
What’s killing people around the world
Forget the scourge of COVID-19 for a moment to check out findings of all deaths in a recent report from ...
The pandemic has messed up our sleep, eating habits, and mental health, a new study reports
We are sleeping less, eating more sweets and doing less exercise. Things are not rosy.
The lockdown saved thousands of lives by reducing air pollution
Countries need to act to improve air quality as soon as possible
Why is pork bad for you — a look at what the science says
The cons outweigh the pros here.
Air pollution can contaminate your heart cells with metal nanoparticles from infancy
Good air is key for a good, healthy body.
One in five people worldwide is at risk of severe COVID-19
Think only the weak and sickling are at risk? If that's so, more than a fifth of the entire planet ...
The coronavirus infects our environments even before the onset of symptoms
"In summary, our study demonstrates that presymptomatic patients have high viral load shedding and can easily contaminate environments," says the ...
If you think the coronavirus crisis will be over by summertime, you’re wrong
The lockdown is lulling us into a false sense of security. If we fall into the drap, we will pay ...
Growing CO2 emissions could alter human cognition
Our capacity to make basic decisions could be affected by emissions, too.