Sure, it’s common knowledge to take refuge inside when you hear thunder, but did you know that lightning can still shock you if it strikes and sends electricity through the pipes and water in your home? According to John Jensenius, a lightning safety specialist for the National Weather Service (NWS), in order to stay safe …

Long periods of sitting could be bad for your brain and its ability to create new memories, a new study from UCLA found. Not only can sitting lead to diabetes and heart disease, leading a sedentary life is rough on the brain as well. The act of being in a seated position is now being …

Bipolar disorder hit the headlines this week, after singer Mariah Carey revealed that she has been secretly suffering from the mental health condition for nearly two decades. In a candid interview with People, the US star explained that she decided to speak up about living with the condition in order to help break the ‘stigma’ …

Each year more than 100,000 women under the age of 65 will have a stroke, according to the American Heart Association. But if you were one of those women, would you be able to recognize the symptoms? “In the stroke field, they say ‘time is brain,'” says Andrew Stemer, M.D., director of the stroke program …

When you’re in a relationship, you want people to describe it like #relationshipgoals—not #codependent. You can be in a codependent relationship with anyone (siblings, parents, coworkers, friends), but when we’re talking romantic relationships, it means that “you rely on the other person for happiness and approval. You become so wrapped up in them, you lose …