Technophoria: The Enduring Promise of a Thinner You

New fat-zappers are the latest in a long line of products advertised as offering quick slimming without surgery.

















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Amazing NASA video shows the sun erupting in unprecedented detail

You've never seen a solar eruption video quite like this before.



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New protein maps give insight into the human body

More than a decade has passed since scientists completed the Human Genome Project, a worldwide effort to decode our DNA. That DNA sequence contains instructions for making all of the proteins that our bodies need to function.



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Curmudgeons, cranks and misanthropes beware: Dementia is more likely

OK, it probably is a plot. But a new study finds that if you're distrustful and cynical of other peoples' motives in your elder years, you're more likely to develop dementia. And that's just the latest bad news for grumpy old men and women: Past research has found that having an attitude of...



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Opinion: The Wrong Afghan Friends

American partnering with local strongmen hurts the fight against the Taliban.





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Contributing Op-Ed Writer: Europe’s Dangerous New Fault Line

The disturbing trend of right-wing xenophobia demands more than just handwringing.





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Eggs, gluten, coffee, red meat, potatoes: Do they deserve the insults?

With food as with fashion, tastes change. Today, bread cubes dipped in a cheddar cheese fondue seems about as dated as bell bottoms. Nutritional advice changes too. Foods that were once touted as healthful can suddenly gain unsavory reputations, and vice versa.



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Tattoo removal goes high-tech with laser procedures

It's almost summer. More skin will be visible, on and off the beach. And more tattoos. Will they be an inspiration? Or a warning?



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Shift class brings on the intense fun in North Hollywood

I tried a Shift class in North Hollywood because three of Dana Perri's students emailed me to say how much fun it was. They were right. Which is not to say it wasn't a tough class, because it was. But Perri, a former dancer and acrobat, is so genuinely engaging and encouraging that, like for...



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Well: Grilled Cheese for Grownups

With leftover vegetables, cheese and bread, you can make an easy yet nutritious dinner thanks to the toaster oven.

















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Well: Ask Well: Exercise After Knee Replacement

Gretchen Reynolds responds to a reader’s question about the claim that a person must expend 2,000 calories a week to maintain optimum health.

















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Recipes for Health: Grilled Goat Cheese, Roasted Pepper, and Greens Sandwich

Roasted artichoke hearts are an optional addition to this vegetable-filled sandwich.





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Ticks may have carried Lyme disease for more than 15 million years

A tiny tick trapped in a droplet of amber more than 15 million years ago appears to have been infected with a bacteria similar to the one that causes Lyme disease in humans, according to new research.



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FDA: New warning stickers coming to a tanning bed near you

The FDA wants to deter teenagers from using tanning beds, and officials are hoping a new warning sticker will help.



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Worldwide, 2.1 billion people are overweight or obese, study says

The world isn’t getting smaller, it’s getting fatter, according to a comprehensive report published Thursday in The Lancet.



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House Committee Votes to Allow Schools to Opt Out of Nutritional Program

The bill includes a provision for a waiver process for local school districts that found it too expensive to comply with the White House nutritional guidelines passed in 2012.

















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Well: Life Beyond the Cancer Clinic

An oncologist realizes his training in treating cancer has given him only limited insight into how the disease impacts his patients’ lives.

















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Well: Can Diet Drinks Aid Weight Loss?

Several observational studies have suggested that drinking diet soda may encourage weight gain, but a new randomized trial finds that it is not so.

















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Private donors commit $65 million to studying youth concussions

With the focus on concussions in young athletes intensifying across the nation, the White House on Wednesday unveiled a raft of initiatives aimed at preventing mild traumatic brain injury and improving its diagnosis and treatment in children.



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Well: Vitamin E May Harm, or Help, Your Lungs

One form of vitamin E found in corn, canola and soybean oils, was linked to poor lung function. But another form found in olive and sunflower oils seemed to have a beneficial effect on the lungs.

















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