She is giving you a piece of her mind. Emily McDonald, a neuroscientist and mindset coach from Arizona, is sharing four ways to stimulate the birth of new brain cells—a process known as neurogenesis. Most of our 100 billion brain cells are created before birth – the brain can still produce new cells, called neurons, […]

A popular parenting technique that has been used on babies for decades may be stunting their development, a new report has found. Experts are warning against using white noise to lull children to sleep, whether from a car or a phone app. The noise, which sounds similar to radio or television static, continues to grow […]

Someone give grandpa a box of condoms, already. Sex-crazed senior citizens are fueling a spike in STIs across the country, surprising new statistics have revealed — with one surprising state leading the wild charge. In 2022 — the year with the most recent data — more than 2.5 million cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia […]

Morgan Prouse, a film public relations executive, was on cloud nine after recently winning a big promotion at work. But there wasn’t a shower of praise for the Gothamite taking the road. So she gave herself one. Prouse (right) and her friends applaud each other’s accomplishments at annual “success” parties. MayaRose Creative “It’s a party, […]

Your beer glass may soon get smaller — and this time, it’s not about shrinking. A group of UK scientists – interested in finding innovative ways to encourage the public to cut down on excessive alcohol consumption – have published the findings of a study involving a dozen pubs, bars and restaurants where pint glasses […]

Should not be on the phone as a parent Screen-addicted moms and dads are destroying their children’s language development skills by typing, texting, tweeting and TikTokking, new data warns. “Parental techno-reference”—the regular interruption of face-to-face interactions between parents and children due to the use of a screen device—has an impact on a child’s mental health, […]