Manmade DisasterMeasles Cases Up 50% Last Year Due to Anti‑Vax Misinformation, WHO Warns Why are we doing this to ourselves. By Liesl Goecker
Testing 1... 2... 3...The Most Accurate Screening for Fetal Abnormalities Has Yet to Catch On. Why? A high price point, low awareness and cultural attitudes combine to keep it out of the hands of most women. By Liesl Goecker
Seminal WorkNew Research Challenges Marijuana’s Negative Effect on Male Fertility Ultimately, scientists conclude no one yet knows enough about how getting high affects sperm. By Liesl Goecker
Laughing GasAir Pollution Affects Happiness — But We Don’t Really Understand How Maybe we just really hate hazy views? By Liesl Goecker
Nubile NeuronsWomen’s Brains Run 3 Years Younger Than Real Age; Men’s Run 2 Years Older Men, your wrinkles are showing. By Liesl Goecker
Gut ExplorersScientists in Bhopal First to Map Indian Gut Microbiome The research paves the way for more targeted health treatments. By Liesl Goecker
Throwing ShadeDo You Really Need Sunscreen? Yes. A now-viral article is trying to convince you it's not. By Liesl Goecker
Mom TaxA Series of Charts Shows Mothers Take an Income Hit All Over the World Unsurprisingly, parenthood barely affects men's earnings. By Liesl Goecker
On Your ToesYour Menstrual Cycle Keeps Changing Throughout Your Lifetime It's not just puberty and menopause. By Liesl Goecker
Going ViralGood and Bad News About India’s Zika Virus Outbreak The virus behind a wave of illness in Rajasthan, MP isn't caused by the Brazilian strain, but that doesn't mean it doesn't cause birth defects. By Liesl Goecker
A Different Lens‘Private Life’ Exposes Uncomfortable Truths About Our Compulsive Pursuit of Parenthood In a film about the quest to find fertility, one couple loses themselves. By Liesl Goecker
This Explains A LotYale Study: Adults Downplay Little Girls’ Pain, Compared to Little Boys’ The gender bias in health care starts early. By Liesl Goecker
Wear And TearStudy Reveals the Physical Toll of Working Motherhood Biomarkers of chronic stress were 40% higher among mothers of two who work full time. By Liesl Goecker
Babies Know What's UpWe Should All Be Sleeping in Adult‑Sized Cradles A study suggests it would help us sleep more deeply and improve memory. By Liesl Goecker
Taking ControlMore and More Research Shows Autonomy at Work Benefits Corporates, Parents and Kids As companies increasingly consider family-friendly policies, work culture may need to change, too. By Liesl Goecker
Tea TimeUntrending: What Are The Health Benefits of Matcha, Really? An investigation of the green powder that has taken over the world. And my tiramisu. By Liesl Goecker
Cold Hard FactsUrban Women Spend 312 Minutes a Day in Unpaid Carework; Men Spend 29 Oxfam report highlights India's deep gender inequality. By Liesl Goecker
The Reading NetworkStudy Peeks Into the Brain Wiring Behind Dyslexia Findings could inform screening and support before kids lag at school. By Liesl Goecker
