Life's Little Mysteries Body Mind Archives
What Exactly Do They Do During an Autopsy?
August 26, 2010, Nicholas Gerbis, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Autopsies are often portrayed incorrectly on TV.
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Are Tattoos Risky?
August 26, 2010, Remy Melina, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
As tattoos continue to grow in popularity, more and more people are getting them - without always taking the proper precautions.
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What's the Difference Between 'Good' and 'Bad' Cholesterol?
August 24, 2010, Michelle Bryner, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Life's Little Mysteries explains HDLs and LDLs.
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How Loud Can You Play Music Without Damaging Your Hearing?
August 24, 2010, Corey Binns, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
If you're listening to Katy Perry pop or The Red Hot Chili Peppers rock and have to raise your voice to be heard over the music, it's time to turn the volume down.
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Can the Growing Obesity Problem Be Curbed?
August 23, 2010, Dan Peterson, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Obese people tend not to listen when they’re being blamed.
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A Dozen Extraordinary Egg Facts
August 20, 2010, Karen Rowan, Life's Little Mysteries Managing Editor
As the FDA works to investigate the Salmonella outbreak that led to this week's massive egg recall, Life's Little Mysteries has rounded up a dozen of facts you may not know about eggs.
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Is It Safe to Hold in a Sneeze?
August 19, 2010, Corey Binns, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
If you're about to sneeze, it's better to just go ahead and ah-choo!
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How Does Salmonella Get Inside Eggs?
August 18, 2010, Remy Melina, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Although the average egg looks innocent enough, it can harbor a dangerous food-bourne illness called salmonella. But how does it get in there?
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What Causes Hoarding?
August 18, 2010, Remy Melina, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
The growing awareness of excessive hoarding has sparked debate over the cause and definition of the mental illness.
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Is It Safe to Cut Off the Mold and Eat the Rest?
August 17, 2010, Michelle Bryner, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
There's more to mold than that green, possibly furry patch that's visible on the surface of your bread.
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What Are False Positives and False Negatives?
August 16, 2010, Remy Melina, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
While many of today's medical tests are accurate, false negative or positives do occur. What causes these erroneous results?
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Is Walking to School Good for Kids?
August 16, 2010, Dan Peterson, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
We've all heard it from our grandparents, but never believed it when they said, "Why, when I was your age, I walked to school every day in the snow and it was uphill both ways!"
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Can You Really Laugh Until You Cry?
August 13, 2010, Michelle Bryner, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
We laugh in joy and cry over pain, right? Well, it turns out that it's not so black-and-white.
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Could Humans Live Without Bacteria?
August 12, 2010, Molika Ashford, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Most people learn about bacteria in the context of disease, so it's easy to think about the harm they do. But could we live without them?
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Why Does Your Nose Run When You Eat Spicy Food?
August 10, 2010, Nicholas Gerbis, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Uh-oh. That chunk of food you just bit into wasn't some harmless vegetable, but a bhut jolokia, the world's hottest chili pepper.
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What Does the Prostate Gland Do?
August 09, 2010, Molika Ashford, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
This muscular gland weighs about three-fourths of an ounce (20 grams) -- about the size of a small apricot.
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Why Do Women Have Breasts?
August 05, 2010, Corey Binns, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
In the primate world, plump breasts last only as long as breastfeeding does—except in humans.
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Why Would Moms Not Want to Breastfeed?
August 04, 2010, Remy Melina, LifesLittleMysteries Staff Writer
Gisele Bundchen's recent comments that all women should be required by law to breastfeed have sparked a heated debate over the benefits of breastfeeding newborns over using formula.
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Why Don't Fad Diets Work?
August 03, 2010, Remy Melina, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
The bevy of diets currently available to consumers is overwhelming - from the banana diet to Atkins, there always seems to be a new diet hitting the market.
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Does Breastfeeding Make Breasts Sag?
August 03, 2010, Corey Binns, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Pregnancy can take a toll on the shape of breasts, but does breastfeeding make a difference?
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All-Nighters May Increase Fat Levels in Blood
August 03, 2010, Diya Chacko, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Disruptions to a person's normal sleep cycle, such as pulling several all-nighters, could lead to an increase in harmful triglycerides in the blood, a new study on mice suggests.
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Do Colorblind People Dream In Color?
July 28, 2010, Remy Melina, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Previously believed to only be in black and white, researchers now know that most dreams are colorful. But how do the dreams of colorblind people look?
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Why Do We Have Nightmares?
July 28, 2010, Remy Melina, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
A source of confusion or anxiety for most, nightmares may serve a very beneficial purpose, according to researchers.
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What's Hyperthermia?
July 26, 2010, Karen Rowan, Life's Little Mysteries Managing Editor
The temperature outside, along with a person's general health and lifestyle, can affect their chances of developing hyperthermia.
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How Does Cranberry Juice Prevent Urinary Tract Infections?
July 23, 2010, Diya Chacko, LifesLittleMysteries Contributing Writer
Anyone who’s had a urinary tract infection has probably heard of the centuries-old home remedy of swigging cranberry juice.
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