Your Brain on Music

Your brain loves music like Willy Wonka loves chocolate. Let’s paint a picture of your brain on music

Are You Suffering from the ‘Nocebo Effect’?

The placebo effect has a dark side, too  — a sort of negative placebo effect called the nocebo effect. Lets look at this mind-over-medicine principle…

Is Crying Actually Good for You?

Having a good cry can sometimes be just hat the doctor ordered. In fact, some psychologists even suggest that we may be doing ourselves a disservice by not tearing up regularly.

Can Tooth Enamel Grow Back?

While tooth enamel is actually translucent, teeth start to look more yellow as it wears away, because the yellow dentin underneath begins to show through. Which can leave you wondering: What can you do to get your precious enamel back?

Why Does My Stomach Growl?

Doctors actually have a name for that grumbling sound that comes from your innards: It’s call “borborygmi” (pronounced BOR-boh-RIG-me), and the truth is, it doesn’t come from your stomach at all.

What is Water Weight?

Water retention may be a real thing for some people, but water weight itself may not be — here are some explanations…