Health

Three Millionth Silicon Valley Resident Born

Kaiser Permanente(SANTA CLARA, Calif.) — The Danners had no idea when they went to give birth to their first baby that he would be honored as the three millionth Silicon Valley resident. Baby Max arrived Monday morning at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Read More

Teen Gymnast Beats Odds, Awakens from Coma

iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Pat Hyland’s 14-year-old son had been in a coma for 5 weeks when he heard the faintest puckering sound after bending down to give the unconscious boy a kiss. He and his wife froze. “My wife goes, ‘He just kissed Read More

Adults Want Some Control of Teens in Self-Driving Cars

iStock/Thinkstock(PITTSBURGH) — Self-driving cars are still years away from hitting the nation’s roads but already, people are considering the ramifications of having teens operating these vehicles. In a survey of 1,000 adults from 18 to 70, researchers at Read More

Keeping Secrets at Work May Be Bad for Your Health

Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — People, by nature, love hearing secrets. What they don’t like as much is being told to keep a secret. Michael Slepian, an assistant professor of negotiations at Columbia Business School, says it might actually be better for Read More

Childhood Maltreatment Linked to Adult Sleep Problems

iStock/Thinkstock(TORONTO) — Sleep problems can be attributed to a variety of factors, including physical condition, diet and stress. However, researchers in Canada are now discovering that the difficulty some people having either falling or staying asleep can be Read More

Our Brains Respond Differently to Nighttime Snacking

Wavebreak Media/Thinkstock(PROVO, Utah) — After a long hard day, there’s nothing like plopping down in front of the TV with a bowl of your favorite snacks. And once that bowl is empty, you wonder, “Why am I still hungry?” Scientists at Brigham Read More

Hugh Jackman Goes Step Further in Sunscreen Push

Hugh Jackman has teamed up with a sunscreen brand made in America to help protect children from the damaging effects of the sun. ABC News(NEW YORK) — Hugh Jackman has joined forces with a sunscreen brand to protect children from an enemy he’s faced thrice: Read More