When Dr. Cornelia Griggs, a pediatric surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, was in training, she got lots of advice: Be careful what specialty you go into. Consider what life is going to be like ...

How different are men's and women's brains? The question has been explored for decades, but a new study coalesces this wide-ranging research into a single mega-synthesis. And the answer is: hardly at ...

What is it about female breasts? The intrigue resides in the fact that female breasts provoke interest and carry meaning far beyond their biological utility as effective baby feeding devices. In our ...

The main nerve of your parasympathetic nervous system (PNS), your vagus nerve relays messages between your brain, digestive system, and heart. Your PNS helps your body relax and recover after stress - ...

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Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) was first introduced in 2014 by the International Olympic Committee’s expert writing panel, identifying a syndrome of deleterious health and performance ...

Jeanne Gobat is a Senior Economist in the IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department. Opinions expressed in articles and other materials are those of the authors; they do not necessarily reflect ...