
Bahar Gholipour
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Here's One Thing That Makes Lucid Dreamers Different from Others
By Bahar Gholipour published
Lucid dreamers know they are dreaming and can sometimes even change the plot of their dreams. New research suggests that these people may have stronger insight compared with others, even when awake.

Teen Anal Sex Study: 6 Unexpected Findings
By Bahar Gholipour published
Anal sex can be painful, and teenagers know it. But a new study of teens perceptions and experiences with anal sex also reveals a few more surprising aspects of their activities.

Robin Williams' Death: Why No One Is Immune to Depression
By Bahar Gholipour published
The possibility that someone as talented and successful as Williams may have committed suicide shows that no one is immune to depression.

Babies' Amazing Brain Growth Revealed in New Map
By Bahar Gholipour published
Babies' brains grow by 1 percent each day beginning right after infants are born, according to a new study that aimed to map newborns' brains during their first three months of life.

Doctors Pulled a Tooth Out of a Man's … What?
By Bahar Gholipour published
A young man's frequent nosebleeds turned out to be caused by an extra tooth in his nose, according to a new report of his case.

Certain Starch May Reduce Colon-Cancer Risk of Meat-Heavy Diet
By Bahar Gholipour published
Eating your steak with a side of potatoes and beans may be one way to reduce colon cancer risk related to high red meat consumption, findings of a new study suggests.

Jobs with Highest and Lowest Heart Disease Risk Revealed
By Bahar Gholipour published
Will your job give you a heart attack? A new report finds that workers in service and blue-collar occupations, as well as unemployed people, are at increased risk for heart disease and stroke.

Heat Waves & Cold Snaps Kill 2,000 Each Year in US
By Bahar Gholipour published
More than 10,500 U.S. residents died because of extreme weather conditions between 2006 and 2010, according to a new CDC report.

Healthy Living in Stressful Times May Reduce Aging Effects
By Bahar Gholipour published
Keeping healthy habits may be particularly important during stressful times, as a new study suggests it may protect the body against some negative effects of stress.

Should You Trust Health Apps on Your Phone?
By Bahar Gholipour published
Only a small fraction of the smartphone health apps that are out there have been reviewed by FDA.

Is Your Life Story Written in Your Poop?
By Bahar Gholipour published
Traveling or getting sick could change the makeup of the bacteria living in your gut. But how much of a person's life story could be told by tracking such bacterial changes?

Oldest Medical Report of Near-Death Experience Discovered
By Bahar Gholipour published
A forensic archaeologist unexpectedly found the oldest medical description of a near-death experience in a book from 18th century.

Fukushima Monkeys' Blood Shows Signs of Radiation Exposure
By Bahar Gholipour published

Shin Splints: Causes, Treatment & Prevention
By Bahar Gholipour published
"Shin splints" refer to pain in the lower leg due to overworked and stressed muscles and bones.

One Parent May Have Bigger Role in a Girl's Puberty Age
By Bahar Gholipour published
The age at which girls reach puberty is influenced by a set of genes that were previously only known to be involved in the development of a fetus before birth, according to a new study.

Your Cat's Poop Could One Day Treat Cancer
By Bahar Gholipour published
Scientists are looking into cat poop to explore whether a microscopic organism that lives in there could be modified and used as a cancer treatment.

High-Salt Diet May Double Diabetics' Heart Disease Risk
By Bahar Gholipour published
It's not only sugar that raises alarms in diabetes. Having a high-salt diet may double the risk of developing heart disease in people with diabetes, according to a new study from Japan.

Malaysia Airlines Disaster Could Be Setback for AIDS Research
By Rachael Rettner, Bahar Gholipour published
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