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June 16, 2011 FORWARD TO A FRIEND

How Brain Training Can Boost Intelligence By Tara Thean Could a simple memory workout make you smarter? An intriguing new study by researchers at the University of Michigan suggests it can — a finding that adds a wrinkle to the prevailing notion that IQ is largely fixed by genes. [...] Alaina Giordano, Mom With Cancer, Can Keep Her Kids â€" For Now By Bonnie Rochman Friday is June 17, a day teeming with significance. On this day in 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic. In 1972, five guys were arrested for breaking into the Watergate complex. This year, it [...] 5 Easy Ways to Reduce Toxins in Your Home By Meredith Melnick Take a tip from the Canadians. In a new report, the Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment recommends five actions that can help parents reduce the most common sources of toxic exposure in their kids. These are simple and [...] U.S. Life Expectancy Lags, Slips in Women By Alice Park Americans aren't living as long as they should, given the relatively sophisticated and expensive health care system in this country. That's what the latest report from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington shows. While [...] The Fathering Gap: Pitfalls of Modern Fatherhood By Belinda Luscombe Father's Day, which was invented by a woman, used to be a day when the member of the family who was least often home was celebrated with a gift or card he didn't really want, which was bought with money [...] A Mystery Partly Solved: How the 'Club Drug' Ketamine Lifts Depression So Quickly By Maia Szalavitz A new study sheds light on why the anesthetic and "club drug" ketamine can relieve depression rapidly — in hours, instead of weeks or months. The findings may help provide new targets for developing antidepressants and increase researchers' understanding of [...] U.S. Births Decline for the Third Year in a Row By Sora Song Boys Who Bully May Be More Likely to Become Abusive Men By Meredith Melnick Schoolyard bullies may be more likely to perpetrate physical or sexual abuse against their wives or partners when they grow up, according to a recent study in the Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine. The study found that people who reported [...] Real-Time Video: First Look at a Brain Losing Consciousness Under Anesthesia By Maia Szalavitz What happens to your brain as it slips into unconsciousness? A new technique allows researchers to view real-time 3-D images of a patient undergoing anesthesia using the drug propofol, and the findings show that consciousness isn't suddenly switched off, but [...] Men, Would You Take a Male Birth Control Pill? By Bonnie Rochman When it comes to preventing pregnancy, the burden falls largely on women. But that responsibility could soon shift, according to new research from Columbia University that raises the tantalizing prospect of a male birth control pill. The key to a [...] FAN FOLLOW FEED Recent Topics All Topics » • Addiction • Body & Mind • Cancer • Exercise • Obesity • Parenting Editors' Picks Social Media In a Way, Haven't We All Been a Weiner Online? By Meredith Melnick Cancer Cell Phones: How Precautionary Should Our Principles Be? By Bryan Walsh Public Health 10 Pivotal Food-Safety Scares By Meredith Melnick Follow Healthland on Twitter Join today to start receiving HEALTHLAND's Twitter updates! RECIEVE UPDATES »