We talk to our phones (thank you, Siri), so why can’t our tissue boxes respond appropriately when we sneeze?
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Five Smartphone Apps That Promote Smoking
Marketing cigarettes ain’t what it used to be. But Big Tobacco hasn’t given up on getting its message out.
Brain Aging: What’s Nintendo Got to Do With It?
Grandpa and grandma may be wrestling the grandkids for the Nintendo, thanks to a study showing Brain Age can improve cognitive function
Fat Stigma: How Online News May Worsen the Problem of Obesity
Obesity researchers from Yale University say that online news outlets overwhelmingly use negative images of overweight people — in ill-fitting clothes or eating fast food — to illustrate stories about obesity. The practice …
Look, Ma, No Skin! Healthline’s New 3-D Body-Imaging Site
A new website, launched this week, maps the entire human body in 3-D detail — for everyone who’s ever wanted to get up close and personal with a liver without picking up a scalpel.
What Is Too Gruesome? An Argument for Releasing bin Laden’s Photo
President Obama has decided not to release photos of Osama bin Laden’s body, saying, “That’s not who we are. You know, we don’t trot out this stuff as trophies.”
Google Takes a Peek Inside Your Body
Google is the encyclopedia of all things. It maps your known universe, from your childhood home to the constellations above your head. Now it also gives you a window to the inner workings of your body.
Looking Too Short or Fat on Film? A New Program Can Fix That
New software developed at Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Informatics can change the shape of an actor’s body onscreen, giving him longer legs, a more muscular torso or narrower hips.
