2018-08-14 Study: We Learn Language in Pre-Human Area of Brain
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. A new study from brain researchers helps explain how the human brain evolved, or changed over time, to permit…
2018-08-08 Study Suggests Tick-Caused Meat Allergies Rising
A new study has found that cases of meat allergies caused by an insect bite appear to be increasing in the United States. The study reported that a large number…
2018-08-07 Study: Bad Marriage, Bad Health
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Traditional wedding vows often include the promise to be by your spouse’s side “in sickness and in health, ’til…
2018-08-06 Researchers Ask: What Makes People Cooperate? Or Not?
The president of the European Commission appealed for cooperation between the European Union and the United States. Here is what Jean-Paul Juncker said to U.S. President Donald Trump during their…
2018-08-06 Malaria Drug May Not Help Children, Pregnant Women
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle Report. A new study finds that the most widely used anti-malarial treatment might not help children and pregnant women as…
2018-07-31 Sleeping in Hot Rooms Bad for Brain
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Is your bedroom really hot? If it is, it may be affecting your memory and other thinking skills. Heat…
2018-07-30 US City Bans Sugary Drinks on Children’s Menus
Recently, Baltimore, Maryland, became the largest city in the United States to ban restaurants from including sodas and other sugary drinks on their menus for children. Now, Baltimore’s restaurants can…
2018-07-27 Queen of Clean: Marie Kondo to Help People Get Organized
Marie Kondo is an internationally-known expert on cleaning. Her first book, called the “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” was published in Japanese in 2011. It has sold more than…
2018-07-24 Camping Is Good for Your Brain
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. The 19th-century American writer and naturalist Henry David Thoreau knew the importance of nature. Thoreau filled his books and…
2018-07-23 Experts: Polio Could Again Spread Worldwide
Thanks to an effective vaccine, the polio virus has disappeared from most of the world. But, a few cases remain in areas that are among the most difficult to reach.…
2018-07-17 Swimming Is a Great All-body Workout
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. When temperatures rise, many people swim to beat the heat. But swimming does a lot more than give relief…
2018-07-13 The Iceman’s Last Meal
Scientists have uncovered the last meal of a hunter who froze to death 5,300 years ago in the mountains of Europe. Researchers said the discovery inside the stomach of a…
2018-07-10 Doctors Treat Brain Cancer With Polio
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. Researchers say a virus once feared around the world can help to treat some kinds of cancer in the…
2018-07-12 42 Percent of Americans Say Teen Sex Is ‘Morally Acceptable’
In the United States, a growing number of Americans think sex between teenagers is morally acceptable. Of those questioned in a recent survey, 54 percent said they think teenage sex…
2018-07-05 Study Suggests Possible Bacteria Link to Nervousness, Depression
A new study of mice suggests bacteria may help to cause anxiety and depression in overweight people. The research raises questions about whether changing organisms living inside our bodies or…