Alcohol and your health: Risks, benefits, and controversies

Cheers! Salud! Prost! Drinking to one’s health is a common tradition. But it may also be self-defeating: the alcohol that’s…

Flowers, chocolates, organ donation — are you in?

Chocolates and flowers are great gifts for Valentine’s Day. But what if the gifts we give then or throughout the…

No-cost, low-cost, and bigger splurges for climate-conscious gifts

Looking for gifts to give or donate this year? Climate-conscious gifts come in many guises. They may directly support our…

Gratitude enhances health, brings happiness — and may even lengthen lives

Several evenings a week, as Tyler VanderWeele gathers around the dinner table with his wife and two young kids, the…

Feel like you should be drinking less? Start here

When experts talk about the dangers of excessive drinking, we often assume those warnings apply mostly to people with alcohol…

Shining light on night blindness

Animals renowned for their outstanding night vision include owls, cats, tarsiers (a tiny primate in Southeast Asia) — and even…

Is the portfolio diet the best diet ever?

News flash: What we eat can play a pivotal role in warding off — or treating — disease and enhancing…

An action plan to fight unhealthy inflammation

Although inflammation serves a vital role in the body’s defense and repair systems, chronic inflammation can cause more harm than…