Life's Little Mysteries Body Mind Archives
Can Bad Memories Be Erased?
September 03, 2010, Molika Ashford, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Researchers are finding ways that we might be able to edit certain types of memory, the way we do a home movie.
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Do MRI Machines Affect Tattoos?
September 01, 2010, Remy Melina, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
From infectious diseases to allergic reactions, tattoos carry many risks, but one often-overlooked safety hazard is how tattoos react to MRI scans.
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What Does the Gallbladder Do?
September 01, 2010, Joe Levit, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
This muscular organ is about the size of a dill pickle and is located in the middle of your torso on the right side.
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How Are Memories Stored in the Brain?
August 31, 2010, Molika Ashford, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Memories underlie so much of our rich life as humans -- the ability to learn, to tell stories, even to recognize each other.
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What Causes Anorexia?
August 31, 2010, Benjamin Radford, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Anorexia is a very rare and complex psychological disorder that is characterized by dramatic weight loss, perfectionism, and an obsessive concern over weight gain.
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What's a Petri Dish?
August 30, 2010, Benjamin Radford, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Unless you're a working scientist, your exposure to the petri dish has probably been limited to using them high school biology class.
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What's Black Lung?
August 27, 2010, Remy Melina, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Aside from collapses, miners also have to worry about developing black lung, a deadly but preventable disease caused by the inhalation of coal
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Are Organic Eggs Safer?
August 26, 2010, Remy Melina, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Federal officials have matched the Salmonella bacteria responsible for the current egg recall to bacteria found in barns and chicken feed at two major Iowa egg producing facilities, hatching the debate...
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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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