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Accidents That CHANGED HISTORY
An RD ORIGINAL

The Best Routine for Your Brain
From THE NEW YORK TIMES

“My Wife Died at the Emergency Room Door”
From BOSTON GLOBE MAGAZINE

A Safe Home for Women

A random chat on an airplane led to a life-changing idea

4 mins

Say Goodbye to Procrastinating

If you’ve made a resolution to stop stalling on to-dos, read this—now

4 mins

THE FOOD ON YOUR PLATE

I Am Chocolate ... Sweet, But with a Dark Side

3 mins

Substituting Chicken for Beef Doesn't Lower Cholesterol

If you’re trying to reduce your cholesterol, cutting back on red meat is a good idea— but don’t replace it with white meat, says a new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers compared LDL (or “bad”) cholesterol levels among three groups of people over a three-month period: one ate mostly lean beef, one mostly lean chicken or turkey, and one mostly plant proteins. Only the plant-based diet reduced LDL.

4 mins

Eye-Opening Facts About Tears

Humans make three different versions of tears. Basal tears lubricate our eyes, reflex tears form in response to irritants such as smoke and dirt, and emotional tears flow when we’re sad or overjoyed.

3 mins

WE FOUND A FIX

9 Tricks to Improve Your Life*

2 mins

What Pets Want You to know ...

Science continues to uncover your animal's most fascinating Secret

10+ mins

Falling in Love, By the Book

Where do bibliophiles exchange sweet nothings? To find out, read on!

5 mins

How Is He Still Alive?

The skewer that impaled Xavier Cunningham below his eye must have sliced into vital arteries. Which left doctors asking ...

9 mins

Wake Up Your Brain

The secret to keeping everyday life from becoming boring is surprisingly easy

4 mins

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