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  1. science of us
    Is Living Longer Always Worth It?A new study says intermittent fasting could lengthen your life, but at what cost?
    By Katie Heaney
  2. science of us
    What to Do When Stress Gives You HivesA dermatologist tells us what to do when stress makes you red and itchy.
    By Katie Heaney
  3. it's complicated
    My Husband Left Me on the Side of the RoadIt was the first time we’d laughed in months.
    By Addie Morfoot
  4. it's complicated
    My Husband’s Pop Star Ex Looks Just Like MeHaving a doppelganger was weird at first, but then she became one of my closest friends.
    By Leonora Epstein
  5. science of us
    Lettuce Betrays Us Yet AgainThe latest in a string of E. coli outbreaks tied to romaine.
    By Katie Heaney
  6. terrible bosses
    What Makes Some People Such Bad Bosses?We, the employed, are impossible to satisfy.
    By Katie Heaney
  7. it's complicated
    I Traveled 4,000 Miles to Break Up With My Boyfriend in PersonI was afraid seeing each other again would make breaking up more painful, but it actually made it easier.
    By Suzannah Weiss
  8. science of us
    ‘Virginity Testing’ Is a Dangerous ShamT.I. recently said he has his daughter’s hymen checked annually. It’s a practice that’s shockingly widespread — even though experts say it’s abusive.
    By Amanda Arnold
  9. science of us
    How Do I Make Plans Without ‘Getting a Drink’?It’s hard to make friends as an adult — especially if you don’t drink.
    By Katie Heaney
  10. science of us
    What Does It Mean to Be ‘Cali Sober’?Why some women are replacing alcohol with weed.
    By Katie Heaney
  13. swellness
    The Secret to Inner Peace Is Ted Danson“Come meditate with Ted Danson.”
    By Edith Zimmerman
  14. science of us
    Teen Suicide Is Now a Public Health CrisisThe suicide rate jumped 56 percent over the past ten years.
    By Katie Heaney
  15. self
    Peloton Is Spinning Faster Than EverThe company may have unwittingly created a fitness cult, but their business model is a little more complicated.
    By Amy Larocca
  16. swellness
    Can Being Vigorously Rubbed With a Blunt Tool Help With Pain?Trying gua sha.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  17. health
    It’s Time to Get Your Flu ShotPublic-health officials are advising Americans to get the shot ASAP.
    By Amanda Arnold
  18. swellness
    I Measured My Heart-Rate Variability. Why?The ups and downs of quantifying emotional stress with a bracelet.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  19. science of us
    What Do We Really Know About Pedophiles?There are 45 million images of child sex abuse circulating online. What do we know about the people who share them?
    By Katie Heaney
  20. science of us
    A Book That Helped Me Accept SadnessLife is hard, expectations are manageable.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  21. swellness
    Why Are Fish-Oil Pills Supposedly Good For Me?Talking with an Omega-3s expert.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  22. swellness
    I Will Blast Myself With Cold Water If It Helps Me Enjoy LifeIt’s also apparently good for headaches.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  25. science of us
    The Woman Who Convinced Me That Bad Things Are Actually GoodShe’s a twice-divorced Buddhist nun.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  26. swellness
    If This Dietary Staple Is So Healthy, Why Can’t I Remember Anything About It?It’s a type of fiber.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  27. health
    California Governor Has Signed the Vaccine Bill That Jessica Biel OpposedIn June, the actress came under fire for lobbying against SB 276, which tightens the medical exemption process for vaccinations.
    By Amanda Arnold
  28. science of us
    This Could Revolutionize Prenatal CareThe neglected placenta gets its scientific due.
    By Daniela Blei
  29. science of us
    One of Life’s Great InjusticesReconsidering my own closing fertility window.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  30. science of us
    Are My Hormones Me?I want a baby. Or do my hormones want a baby?
    By Edith Zimmerman
  31. climate change
    Let Yourself Feel How Bad This IsThe case for climate grief.
    By Bridget Read
  32. wellness
    How to Be SoberIf you’re looking to stay sober, first: Shut up.
    By Michael Rovner
  33. science of us
    Why Do I Resist Meditating?Is it a loneliness thing?
    By Edith Zimmerman
  34. it's complicated
    Insecurity Drove Me Into a RelationshipI was desperate to break my cycle of three-month flings.
    By Shayna Goodman
  37. science of us
    What It’s Like to Be Stalked by Your ProfessorAn interview with Donna Freitas, author of the book “Consent: A Memoir of Unwanted Attention.”
    By Katie Heaney
  38. science of us
    What’s the Most Memorable Thing a Therapist Ever Told You?“You should read The Da Vinci Code.”
    By Edith Zimmerman
  39. always shopping
    17 CBD Products That Actually WorkFrom a bath bomb to an eye balm.
    By Jane Larkworthy
  40. i want to believe
    Is Charcoal Soap Really Better Than Regular Soap?It makes me feel so clean.
    By Jane Larkworthy
  41. science of us
    How Many Friends Do I Have?Nearly a quarter of millennials report having zero friends.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  42. the epstein case
    What Is Transhumanism?Alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s believed in a genetically superior human race.
    By Katie Heaney
  43. science of us
    Life on Planet WeaningI stopped breastfeeding and became a hormone detective.
    By Meaghan O'Connell
  44. health
    What Happens When Lyme Disease Becomes an Identity?The tick-borne disease that’s now a movement.
    By Molly Fischer
  45. the cut opinion pages
    A Case Against SunglassesWe wear them wantonly.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  46. science of us
    Even Scientists Are Onboard With Menstrual CupsWhat are you waiting for?
    By Edith Zimmerman
  49. health
    What It’s Like to Have a Flesh-eating Bacteria“When my mom arrived, they told her that they might have to amputate my leg below the knee.”
    As told to Amanda Arnold
  50. science of us
    I Reluctantly Love This Website About How to Live and BeA guide I didn’t realize I badly wanted.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  51. science of us
    I Can’t Stop Thinking About This 1991 Book About PainIt’s about healing the body with the mind.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  52. science of us
    When Did You Realize American Health Care Was Broken?Eight women share stories of their frustrating, exorbitantly expensive, and demoralizing experiences with the U.S. health-care system.
    By Katie Heaney
  53. science of us
    What Counts As Secondhand Drinking Damage?One in five people are harmed by other people’s alcohol consumption.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  54. science of us
    Could Acne Treatments Be Causing Acne?It would make a certain kind of evil sense.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  55. science of us
    If Only Using the Computer Counted As HandworkMaking things by hand is peaceful and mind-opening. Why doesn’t typing count?
    By Edith Zimmerman
  56. science of us
    How to Get a Thicker SkinReceiving criticism sucks, but what if there were a way not to let it bother us?
    By Katie Heaney
  57. science of us
    The New Sex Drug Is Called VyleesiWhat would Daenerys think of the latest “female Viagra”?
    By Edith Zimmerman
  58. unsolved mysteries
    Fake Alcohol Could Be Behind the Deaths in the Dominican RepublicAuthorities are reportedly investigating whether bootleg alcohol could be causing the mysterious deaths.
    By Amanda Arnold
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