Jamie Heinemeier Hansson had a better credit score than her husband, tech entrepreneur David. They have equal shares in their property and file joint tax returns. Yet David was given permission to borrow 20 times the amount on his Apple Card than his wife…

One in three women of reproductive age have at least one chronic condition that could compromise their health or lead to adverse outcomes during pregnancy, according to University of Utah Health scientists. Yet few of these women are using the most effective…

小编总结： “处女”是一个社会建构的概念，而不是生理概念。 处女膜毫无生理用处，并不能保护任何部位。 处女膜能自动修复。研究表明，大部分青少年性侵受害者的处女膜能自动修复至原样。[1] 百分之五十的初次性交不会流血。 事件摘录： 有一次，我们这位儿科医生处理了十三岁女孩的性侵案件。这位女孩从七岁开始一直被她的叔叔侵犯。 女孩问：我还是个处女吗？ 医生说：是的。因为你和别的同龄人毫无差别，你的处女膜已经自动修复了。更因为，处女本来就是一个社会建构的概念，和你的身体无关。最重要的是，只有双方同意的性行为才叫…

Homosexual behavior in animals has been puzzling zoologists since Darwin. If sex is simply for reproduction, the reasoning goes, animals that engage in it with those of the same sex are wasting energy and reducing their chances of passing on their genes.…

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By Freddy Parker. Slow-wave sleep appears to influence activity of brain’s emotion networks and protect against anxiety.

Nature does the body good. And a sprawling new analysis of more than 8 million people suggests that to boost residents' longevity, cities should get a lot less gray and a lot more green.

Music appears to be made from the same simple building blocks of pitches and chords around the world, upending the prevailing view that universals don’t exist

Measurements and modelling have found nitrous oxide emissions, a greenhouse gas 265 times more potent than carbon dioxide, are significantly higher than previously reported.

Two-thirds of Indigenous people living off reserve in Canada have excellent mental health, according to a nationally representative study conducted by the University of Toronto and Algoma University. These findings show that, despite stark economic inequalities…

The first ever global trends for adolescent insufficient physical activity show that urgent action is needed to increase physical activity levels in girls and boys aged 11 to 17 years. The study, published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal and…

LA JOLLA—Although alcohol use is ubiquitous in modern society, only a portion of individuals develop alcohol use disorders or addiction. Yet, scientists have not understood why some individuals are prone to develop drinking problems, while others are not.…

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Higher exposure to commonly used oral antibiotics is linked to an increased risk of Parkinson's disease.

We frequently experience feelings of agency over events we do not objectively influence – so-called ‘illusions of control’. These illusions have prompted widespread claims that we can be insensitive to objective relationships between actions and outcomes…

Yoga combines breathing exercises, meditation, and poses that are proven to benefit mental and physical health. Here are 12 evidence-based benefits of yoga.

Nov. 22 -- Two in three survivors of childhood sexual abuse have good mental health, but a new study suggests that social isolation, chronic pain, substance abuse and depression can hinder recovery.

A recent outbreak of illness and death has gotten everyone’s attention — including late-to-the-game regulators. But would a ban on e-cigarettes do more harm than good? We smoke out the facts.

New research suggests that the human cerebellum plays a previously unrecognized role in social cognition and interpreting body language.