I began practicing psychotherapy[1] during the Reagan administration. Thirty years went by before distress about politics became a clinical issue for any of my clients.
I remember the moment it first happened: There was a long voicemail from a distraught woman requesting therapy for anxiety and depression in reaction to the 2016 presidential...
The foundations making charitable donations to support scientific and health research mostly give to institutions in their home states.
That’s what I found in a study[1] I conducted with two fellow data scientists, Albert Laszlo Barabasi[2] and Alexander J. Gates[3]. In analyzing foundation grants that supported scientific research from 2010-2019...
For generations, Gatorade[1] and similar electrolyte beverages have been helpful tools for athletes seeking a competitive edge.
In 1965, Dr. Robert Cade and a team of scientists[2] at the University of Florida College of Medicine created Gatorade to help their football players combat heat exhaustion and muscle cramps during long practices in...
Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib[1], is an irregular heart rhythm that increases a person’s risk of stroke, heart failure and even premature death.
While many risk factors contribute to A-fib, one stands out for its growing prevalence worldwide[2]: obesity.
I am a cardiology researcher[3], and my team and I uncovered key mechanisms[4]...