Did you know? Our body runs on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) that witnesses constant shifts between the sympathetic (fight-or-flight) and parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) modes. So, when we’re ...

Your peripheral nervous system (PNS) is crucial to navigating daily life. It lets you walk, controls your eye movements, and rings your brain’s alarms when you step on a Lego brick. Yet researchers ...

With Lil Nas X’s history of publicity stunts, many fans initially believed this was another bizarre way to promote his upcoming music. As more details come out about what happened, it’s clear that’s ...

Months after Roger Daltrey revealed he is going blind and deaf, The Who frontman - who's currently on tour with his band - said he's "nervous about making it to the end of the tour." In an interview ...

Kelley Mack died at the age of 33 in August 2025 after battling a rare form of brain cancer. Her acting career had just gotten traction, with her performance in The Walking Dead being praised by fans.

Singer Ozzy Osbourne reportedly died of a heart attack when he passed away on July 22 at the age of 76. Cardiac arrest, coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease with autonomic dysfunction were ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

We’ve long been told that happiness is a mindset, a perspective, maybe even a daily practice. But something else is also deeply embodied, radical and accurate: Happiness isn't just in our heads, it's ...

Understanding how your body works can be the key to reducing stress. For example, you’re probably aware of your fight-or-flight response—the body’s way of preparing itself when it believes it’s being ...

Diets rich in phosphate additives, commonly found in processed foods, can increase blood pressure by triggering a brain signaling pathway and overactivating the sympathetic nervous system that ...