'Valley Girl' Talk Isn't Just For Women, Study Finds
By: By Tia Ghose, Staff Writer Published: 12/05/2013 01:03 PM EST on LiveScience SAN FRANCISCO — Valley girl talk, a style of talking marked by a rise in pitch at the end of sentences, is not just for...
View ArticleThis Is Where Perseverance Lives In The Brain
By Laura Poppick, Staff Writer Published: 12/05/2013 03:45 PM EST on LiveScience A person's willingness to push through hard times and overcome obstacles may come from a small network of neurons near...
View ArticleNelson Mandela's Style Remembered: His Signature Bold & Colorful Madiba...
Former South African President Nelson Mandela, who served 27 years in prison for anti-apartheid activities and led his continent into a new era, has died at age 95. Much like Mandela's freedom fighting...
View Article15,000 Holiday Decorating Injuries Reported Last Year
Consider yourself warned: Be extra careful when putting up those holiday lights! New estimates from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission show that 15,000 people were injured and visited an...
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Cute Kid Note Of The Day: A Math Homework Mystery
If you weren't already convinced, today's cute kid note proves that word problems take place in an alternate universe. Title: My Mom Wants To Know... Author: Ben Age: 8 Magical Realism: The average gas...
View ArticleAutism Symptoms In Mice Decreased With Probiotics, Study Says
Probiotics seem to decrease autism-like symptoms in mice, according to a new study. When California Institute of Technology (Caltech) researchers treated mice bred to display autism-like behaviors with...
View ArticleRashida Jones: '2013 Was The Year Of The Very Visible Vagina'
Tumblr may have unofficially declared 2013 to be the year of the #Hipster, but Rashida Jones has a different take on the last 12 months. According to the "Parks and Recreation" star, it was "the year...
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Masturbation Can Help With Stress, Cystitis, Diabetes And Cancer, Says Expert
You may not see it on NHS guidelines anytime soon, but two scientists at the University of Sydney have put forward a handy case of how masturbation can help prevent cystitis, cancer and diabetes. No,...
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The Horrifying Reality Of What Diabetes Did To This Man's Leg In 10 Days...
Type 2 diabetes is called the more preventable type of diabetes because it is so heavily affected by lifestyle choices - particularly obesity. These horrifying images of a stage-by-stage lesion on a...
View ArticleNelson Mandela's Long Life: Could Noble Work Have Played A Role?
By Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer Published: 12/06/2013 08:52 AM EST on LiveScience Nelson Mandela's noble lifework, which will be admired and remembered for years to come, may have also in part...
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Nom Nom Paleo Teaches Us Diet Recipes From Shrimp-Stuffed Mushrooms To Slow...
The Paleo Diet (also referred to as the world's healthiest diet) is based on eating wholesome foods from the food groups that our ancestors favored during the Paleolithic era (Stone Age). Foods to...
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Low Vitamin D Linked With Fatty Liver Disease Risk
By Natalie San Luis Fatty liver disease develops when fat collects in the liver, preventing normal filtration and sometimes causing organ damage. A new study looked at vitamin D's role in this...
View ArticleWhy Your Skin Is So Attractive To Mosquitoes
While the exact reasons for why some people are more attractive to mosquitoes than others is still a mystery, scientists do know that mosquitoes are attracted to carbon dioxide that is expelled when we...
View ArticleUltraviolet A1 Light Spurs Cell Damage, Premature Aging Of Skin: Study
A type of ultraviolet light in sunlight, which is also present in light emitted in tanning booths, damages and promotes premature aging of the skin with repeated daily exposure, according to a new...
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This Isn't Photoshopped: 23 Mindblowing Photos From Artist JeeYoung Lee Shot...
Jaw-dropping, stunning, spectacular - we've seen these words appear time and again to describe photographs and have actually thought 'meh' when clicking through to the reality. But these pictures of...
View ArticleBrain Connectivity Problems May Be At Root Of Dyslexia
By: Tanya Lewis Published: 12/06/2013 08:35 AM EST on LiveScience Dyslexia, the learning disability that makes reading and processing speech a challenge, may result from problems with brain...
View ArticleNow THIS Is How You Respond To Street Harassment
All too often women are catcalled on their walk to work, to dinner and even to school. Vlogger and peer sex educator, Laci Green provides a few suggestions for how women can respond to street...
View ArticleHIV Returns In Men Who Showed Signs Of 'Cure'
Disappointing news: HIV has returned in the two men who were able to go off antiretroviral medication because of undetectable virus levels after receiving bone marrow transplants for cancer, according...
View ArticleGut Bacteria Linked With Colorectal Cancer In New Study
Scientists may have identified an important new factor in determining colorectal cancer risk -- and it lies in the gut. People with colorectal cancer may have fewer "good" bacteria and more harmful...
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22 New Chapters In The Most Adorable Naptime Love Story Ever
In November, we introduced you to Theo and Beau, a diminutive duo, that subsequently stole the Internet's heart. As a holiday gift to everyone, the magic continues on blogger Jessica Shyba's Instagram...
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