Traditional Japanese diet associated with less brain shrinkage in women compared to western diet, says research
Many traditional Japanese foods are high in vitamins and minerals which may help to keep the brain healthy. Nishihama/ Shutterstock…
Why are Americans fighting over no-fault divorce? Maybe they can’t agree what marriage is for
Marcia Zug, University of South Carolina “First comes love, then comes marriage” – so goes the classic children’s rhyme. But…
I’m a political scientist, and the Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling turned me into a reproductive-rights refugee
Spencer and Gabby Goidel hadn’t planned to become activists. Spencer and Gabby Goidel, CC BY-ND Spencer Goidel, Auburn University The…
How can I stop overthinking everything? A clinical psychologist offers solutions
szefei/Shutterstock Kirsty Ross, Massey University As a clinical psychologist, I often have clients say they are having trouble with thoughts…
Can witches fly? A historian unpacks the medieval invention − and skepticism − of the witch on a broomstick
One of the earliest depictions of flying witches is in a 15th-century text entitled “Le champion des dames,” or “The…
Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill, will be on shelves soon − here are some key things to know
Within weeks, for the first time in the U.S. consumers will be able to find a birth control pill on…
Non-disclosure agreements are commonplace in sexual harassment cases, but they’re being misused to silence people
Shutterstock Regina Featherstone, University of Sydney and Sharmilla Bargon, University of Sydney Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) came into public consciousness during…
What is the role of the mother? At the heart of Anatomy of a Fall is a critique of anti-feminist backlash
Madman Entertainment Blythe Worthy, University of Sydney In Justine Triet’s French legal drama Anatomy of a Fall, novelist Sandra Voyter…
Separate water fountains for Black people still stand in the South – thinly veiled monuments to the long, strange, dehumanizing history of segregation
In this 1938 image, a Black boy uses a fountain marked ‘colored’ at a North Carolina county courthouse. Getty Images…
Mothers’ dieting habits and self-talk have profound impact on daughters − 2 psychologists explain how to cultivate healthy behaviors and body image
Mothers play an outsized role in the formation of their daughters’ dietary habits. andresr/E+ via Getty Images Janet J. Boseovski,…