More from Nicole Wetsman (Page 3)

Vaping is probably bad for your heart
Diseases

Vaping is probably bad for your heart

By Nicole Wetsman

HIV remission blood test
Health

The treatment that cured two H.I.V. cases won’t work for most patients

By Nicole Wetsman

These Australian twins are the second ‘semi-identical’ pair ever reported
Health

These Australian twins are the second ‘semi-identical’ pair ever reported

By Nicole Wetsman

Colonoscopy simulation alternative FIT
Cancer

You might not need a colonoscopy to be screened for colon cancer

By Nicole Wetsman

Oral yeast infection medications may be risky during pregnancy
Health

Oral yeast infection medications may be risky during pregnancy

By Nicole Wetsman

Children suffer more from air pollution, but our policies don’t reflect that
Climate Change

Children suffer more from air pollution, but our policies don’t reflect that

By Nicole Wetsman

Here’s why ultra-processed foods are so bad for your health
Diseases

Here’s why ultra-processed foods are so bad for your health

By Nicole Wetsman

Supplements make false claims to prey on people with Alzheimer’s—but the FDA is cracking down
Health

Supplements make false claims to prey on people with Alzheimer’s—but the FDA is cracking down

By Nicole Wetsman

young people at the gym
Cancer

Cancer rates are rising in young adults. Here’s how to lower your risk.

By Nicole Wetsman

X-rays could provide crucial clues in identifying domestic violence
Health

X-rays could provide crucial clues in identifying domestic violence

By Nicole Wetsman

‘Shock therapy’ isn’t as scary as its name—or the movies—suggest
Health

‘Shock therapy’ isn’t as scary as its name—or the movies—suggest

By Nicole Wetsman

Washington hopes locking unvaccinated kids out of school will prevent its next measles outbreak
Health

Washington hopes locking unvaccinated kids out of school will prevent its next measles outbreak

By Nicole Wetsman

Natural disasters leave their mark on kids who live through them
Health

Natural disasters leave their mark on kids who live through them

By Nicole Wetsman

Accessing health records on your iPhone is a dream and a nightmare
Health

Accessing health records on your iPhone is a dream and a nightmare

By Nicole Wetsman

Please don’t pay $8,000 for an infusion of young blood
Health

Please don’t pay $8,000 for an infusion of young blood

By Nicole Wetsman

Junk food ads disproportionally target black and Hispanic kids over white kids
Health

Junk food ads disproportionally target black and Hispanic kids over white kids

By Nicole Wetsman

Unhealthy sperm can play a role in lost pregnancies
Health

Unhealthy sperm can play a role in lost pregnancies

By Nicole Wetsman

Here’s how the government shutdown could affect your health
Health

Here’s how the government shutdown could affect your health

By Nicole Wetsman

Elon Musk is wrong. Working extremely long hours doesn’t make you better at your job.
Health

Elon Musk is wrong. Working extremely long hours doesn’t make you better at your job.

By Nicole Wetsman

california fire air quality
Climate Change

The air quality in San Francisco is so bad, being there for a day is like smoking 10 cigarettes

By Nicole Wetsman

Air pollution might make it harder to get pregnant
Climate Change

Air pollution might make it harder to get pregnant

By Nicole Wetsman

Want your kid to be an elite athlete? Let them play the field.
Health

Want your kid to be an elite athlete? Let them play the field.

By Nicole Wetsman

two paramedics prepare to take someone out of an ambulance
DIY

Gunshot wound first aid can save a life. Here’s what to do.

By Nicole Wetsman

Cell phones pose plenty of risks, but none of them are cancer
Cancer

Cell phones pose plenty of risks, but none of them are cancer

By Nicole Wetsman

DNA evidence could soon tell cops your age, whether you smoke, and what you ate for breakfast
Health

DNA evidence could soon tell cops your age, whether you smoke, and what you ate for breakfast

By Nicole Wetsman

yoga pose flexible
Fitness & Exercise

Is it possible to be too flexible?

By Nicole Wetsman

Do I have a cold or the flu?
Ask Us Anything

Do I have a cold or the flu?

By Nicole Wetsman

K2’s deadly mystery: Nobody knows what’s actually in synthetic marijuana
Health

K2’s deadly mystery: Nobody knows what’s actually in synthetic marijuana

By Nicole Wetsman

The problem with taking scientific questions to court
Cancer

The problem with taking scientific questions to court

By Nicole Wetsman

Why can’t I use my dog’s tick prevention medicine?
Animals

Why can’t I use my dog’s tick prevention medicine?

By Nicole Wetsman

Childhood trauma can change the way your genes behave and leave you more vulnerable to illness
Health

Childhood trauma can change the way your genes behave and leave you more vulnerable to illness

By Nicole Wetsman

air pollution
Climate Change

Air pollution might be the new lead

By Nicole Wetsman

When splashy headlines become the goal of science, the process suffers
Science

When splashy headlines become the goal of science, the process suffers

By Nicole Wetsman

How do fireflies power their blinking butts?
Animals

How do fireflies power their blinking butts?

By Nicole Wetsman

ocean
Conservation

California’s wildfires are affecting the oceans—and these researchers are the first to study it

By Nicole Wetsman

Interstate 95 Traffic Jam In Miami
Climate Change

Air pollution can make kids behave badly

By Nicole Wetsman

How to keep latkes crispy for eight days and nights
DIY

How to keep latkes crispy for eight days and nights

By Nicole Wetsman

This tiny bit of the brain could offer clues about addiction
Health

This tiny bit of the brain could offer clues about addiction

By Nicole Wetsman

Do ADHD and dyslexia make athletes more likely to get concussions?
Health

Do ADHD and dyslexia make athletes more likely to get concussions?

By Nicole Wetsman

anesthesia
Climate Change

Hospitals are scrambling to solve their air pollution issue

By Nicole Wetsman

Heading a soccer ball might hurt women’s brains more than men’s
Health

Heading a soccer ball might hurt women’s brains more than men’s

By Nicole Wetsman

Electroshock therapy is actually still in use—and could help treat PTSD
Health

Electroshock therapy is actually still in use—and could help treat PTSD

By Nicole Wetsman

How to make a sourdough starter—and keep it alive
DIY

How to make a sourdough starter—and keep it alive

By Nicole Wetsman

Hospitals are helping make us all sick
Climate Change

Hospitals are helping make us all sick

By Nicole Wetsman

Oh, the places your blood will go after you donate it
Health

Oh, the places your blood will go after you donate it

By Nicole Wetsman

Concussions make lasting changes to the brain, even after you feel fine
Health

Concussions make lasting changes to the brain, even after you feel fine

By Nicole Wetsman

People with OCD know what to do, they just have trouble doing it
Health

People with OCD know what to do, they just have trouble doing it

By Nicole Wetsman

Three Americans won the Nobel Prize for biological ‘clocks’ find
Health

Three Americans won the Nobel Prize for biological ‘clocks’ find

By Nicole Wetsman

jellyfish
Animals

These jellyfish don’t have brains, but still somehow seem to sleep

By Nicole Wetsman

Your DNA probably didn’t make you do it
Science

Your DNA probably didn’t make you do it

By Nicole Wetsman

Girl soccer players are five times more likely to return to the game after a concussion than boys
Health

Girl soccer players are five times more likely to return to the game after a concussion than boys

By Nicole Wetsman

Focusing on soccer may have a troubling effect on teenage girls
Health

Focusing on soccer may have a troubling effect on teenage girls

By Nicole Wetsman

You can actually be allergic to exercise
Fitness & Exercise

You can actually be allergic to exercise

By Nicole Wetsman

Premature babies get worse healthcare if they’re not white
Health

Premature babies get worse healthcare if they’re not white

By Nicole Wetsman

Before trying robot judges, let’s learn from robot referees
Robots

Before trying robot judges, let’s learn from robot referees

By Nicole Wetsman

science lab
Environment

The scientific community is mobilizing to save research hit by Harvey

By Nicole Wetsman

This troubling tennis trend is keeping players out of the U.S. Open
Health

This troubling tennis trend is keeping players out of the U.S. Open

By Nicole Wetsman