Do Clean Athletes Have a Chance?

Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008

Anti-doping expert Werner Franke discusses whether clean athletes can ever really compete with cheaters, and the chances of catching a doper
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Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men?

Wednesday, Aug. 06, 2008

Tom Perls, an aging expert at Boston University, explains why women live five to 10 years longer than men
How Bad Are iPods for Your Hearing?

Monday, Jul. 28, 2008

Expert Brian Fligor discusses the damage from personal audio devices and how to prevent it
When Are You Most Likely to Have a Heart Attack?

Tuesday, Jul. 22, 2008

Our circadian rhythm plays a crucial but little-known role in heart attack risk. The most dangerous time of day for your heart may surprise you
Which Are Worse: Calories from Carbs or Fat?

Tuesday, Jul. 15, 2008

Harvard professor and nutrition guru Walter Willett says a calorie is a calorie — and a diet that cuts either should work equally well
Why Are People Taller Today Than Yesterday?

Tuesday, Jul. 08, 2008

Is a population's height governed by genes or diet? TIME asks John Komlos, a University of Munich historian and economist
Is the Damage from Smoking Permanent?

Tuesday, Jul. 01, 2008

Quitting cigarettes can only do a body good, but do former smokers ever fully recover from years of addiction?
Why Do We Remember Bad Things?

Monday, Jun. 23, 2008

TIME asks MIT professor Matt Wilson why emotionally charged memories stick with us longer than the mundane
How Much Does Animal Testing Tell Us?

Tuesday, Jun. 17, 2008

New drugs are routinely tested on mice and other animals before humans. But why are some results translatable to humans and some not?
How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?

Friday, Jun. 06, 2008

Sleep expert Daniel Kripke reviews the research and says 8 hours is not necessarily best for all
Prozac Over the Counter?

Monday, May. 26, 2008

TIME asks a prominent bioethicist whether antidepressants should be more widely available
Can Alzheimer's Be Prevented?

Monday, May. 19, 2008

Walter Kukull, of the U.S. National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center, talks about what causes the disease and how researchers could reduce people's risk
Why Do U.S. Infants Die Too Often?

Tuesday, May. 13, 2008

Infant mortality rates are usually an indicator of a country's overall health. So why are the rates in the U.S. so high?
Do Obese Kids Become Obese Adults?

Monday, Apr. 28, 2008

As the rate of childhood obesity continues to climb, the question is: What is the risk to kids' health in adulthood? The CDC's David Freedman responds
Is an Annual Physical Really Necessary?

Wednesday, Jun. 04, 2008

One in five Americans dutifully gets a medical check-up every year, but what good is it doing?
Caffeine and Pregnancy: How Risky?

Tuesday, Apr. 15, 2008

Consultations: Dr. De-Kun Li of Kaiser Permanente on what pregnant women should know about caffeine