Latest articles by Bahar Gholipour
What is normal blood pressure?
Here's what doctors consider a "normal," elevated or high blood pressure, and how to measure your BP at home.
Multiple sclerosis: Symptoms, management and research
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease that affects the brain and spinal cord, causing a number of potential symptoms.
Depression: Causes, symptoms and treatments
REFERENCE Depression can affect people of all ages, races and socioeconomic classes.
What is a normal heart rate?
Monitoring your heart rate can help you track your fitness level and overall health.
These 7 Foods Cause the Most Pet Deaths
Researchers drew up a list of the "people foods" that are the most common culprits in pet poisonings worldwide.
Selenium, Vitamin E Supplements May Double Prostate Cancer Risk
In a new look at a previous study that had to end early because of disappointing results, researchers find that selenium and vitamin E supplements may almost double men's risk of prostate cancer.
Diabetes: Symptoms, causes and treatment
Diabetes is a metabolic disease marked by high blood glucose, also known as blood sugar.
Misophonia: Why Do Some Sounds Drive People Crazy?
Could a seemingly innocent sound like someone chewing potato chips shoot up your heart rate and send your brain into a frenzy as if you were caught in a life-and-death situation?
How Accurate Is the Myers-Briggs Personality Test?
Can Myers-Briggs Predict Your Personality?
Can You Learn Anything While You Sleep?
Sleep learning, the way people commonly think of it, is almost certainly impossible. But researchers are discovering types of learning that occur during sleep, with exciting applications.
Why Do Babies Barely Blink?
Stare into a baby's eyes, and you might notice something odd: Babies rarely blink.
No, You Probably Shouldn't Follow Kelly Clarkson's 'Lectin-Free' Diet
What are lectins, and should you really cut them from your diet?
Is 'Fortnite' Sending Kids to Therapy?
Are kids becoming addicted to the world's most popular video game?
Why Can't We Remember Our Dreams?
In waking life, such a case of quickly forgetting recent experiences would surely land you in a doctor's office. With dreams, however, forgetting is normal. Why?
Why Some People Just Can't Have a Boss: Study Reveals Brain Differences
A curious brain connection may explain why some people are more control-averse than others.
How Tattoo Ink and Gold Could (One Day) Help Restore Vision
An artificial retina made of organic ink and gold may be able to restore vision someday, a new study suggests.
What the Folds of Your Brain Could Tell You About Schizophrenia Risk
Schizophrenia may have a special fingerprint in the brain, even before its symptoms fully emerge.
Does Marijuana Make You Forget to Remember?
Stoners may not be as forgetful and absent-minded as the stereotype suggests.
How Medical Marijuana Could Help Curb the Opioid Epidemic
Access to medical marijuana may have cut patients' need for this other drug.
10 Ways to Cheat a Hangover
From drinking clear drinks to taking ancient herbal remedies, there are several ways to avoid a hangover after New Year's revelry.
