The female brain, according to some recent scientific gleanings, might be so overloaded with stress that it actually ages faster than the male brain, but don't stress about that because, first of all, nobody really knows for sure yet if this is true, and, second of all, stress is a rapacious zombie that may right this…
Uuuuuuugh, milkshake—you cruel vixen. Milkshakes are simultaneously the food I most desire and the food I can least justify eating. Essentially a method of injecting massive amounts of melted ice cream into one's bloodstream the shortest time possible (YESSS), milkshakes are obv terrible for your body. But it turns…
As advanced as we've gotten with our scientific and technological skills, it seems as we can still be brought down by the simplest of errors. That's what happened recently at the Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center, where they experienced a freezer malfunction that has defrosted 150 brains.
Just as zombies crave the delicious chewy flesh of the human brain, so too do pro-abortion rights people crave nothing more than to abort the shit out of every pregnancy. We're like hormonal teenagers. We'll abort anything that walks. All day we dream about abortion. At least, according to Mississippi Governor and…
We hear a lot about ways moms can fuck up their kids for good, but here's some nice news for once: moms who support their kids can help them grow bigger brains.
A new study shows that coke addiction might look different depending on the gender of the addict. While ladies are more likely to crave the drug in response to stress, guys seem to want coke in response to ... coke.
New research could help explain why losing weight is so difficult — obesity may cause inflammation in the brain. And just a single high-fat meal could have the same effect.
A study has revealed a surprising new way to diagnose depression: have patients look at pictures of their moms. Apparently depressed women show unique brain activity when looking at their mothers' photographs.
I've always been suspicious of neti pots — those weird little teapots that people use to wash out their nasal passages. Now I have just cause: two Louisiana residents have died after they used tap water, rather than distilled, to rinse their noses. According to LiveScience, this treatment "a deadly amoeba living in…
Science can't shut up about how men can't help the fact that they sometimes seem like they might be thinking with their penises because their brains force them to objectify women. New research suggests that they're actually not objectifying you per se; they're just re-imagining what sort of brain you possess. And the…
A new report says a 54-year-old woman temporarily lost her memory after sex, in an example of the rare condition transient global amnesia. Scientists think they know what causes it, but they're not sure why it seems to strike victims only once.
Scottish researchers say that reading direct quotations activates "voice-selective areas" of the brain, thus proving that we hear the voice of the speaker in our heads. Speak for yourselves, scientists. We hear every quote in a Miley Cyrus voice, which makes reading statements from President Obama particularly…
A new study shows computer use may affect the way we remember things. But don't freak out just yet.
Four-year-old Krista and Tatiana Hogan are the only conjoined twins known to share a piece of brain tissue one of their doctors calls a "thalamic bridge." They seem to be able to feel one another drinking, to taste what the other is eating, even to see things only visible to the other twin. In many ways, they're also…
When you hear nasty gossip about somebody, it changes the way your brain responds to that person's face. A new study reveals that, given a choice, people will stare longer at the faces of people they've heard bad things about.
High-school students take note: your brains are actually changed by reading As You Like It.
People with Klüver-Bucy Syndrome experience runaway sexual urges — sometimes including pedophilia — due to damage to their brains. Does the existence of this disorder mean none of us really has control over our sexual behavior?
Some experts are worried that men's economic woes will lead to higher rates of depression. Will this mean a greater awareness of how the illness affects men?
Welcome to the slick, saccharine, sexed-up, and occasionally inexplicable stock photo universe. If you're looking for the "women's bathroom," you can always go with the ladies taking baths together; to illustrate a "body image" related post, don't miss the two pageant contestants wrestling in bikinis. (The above…
Human brains are now 10% smaller than our Cro-Magnon ancestors', but scientists can't figure out why. Some believe it's a sign of domestication and lower aggression. Others think we're dumbing down, as microwaving Hot Pockets doesn't require much intelligence.
