Nicholas Bakalar
The New York Times
Pryor, OK, United States
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Chimps Catch Insects to Put on Wounds. Is It Folk Medicine?
They don’t eat the bugs, and they’re definitely applying them to wounds, so some scientists think the primates may be treating one another’s injuries. → Read More
In Orangutan Parenting, the Kids Can Get Their Own Dinner
Orangutan mothers will teach their young to forage for food — then cut them off when they are old enough to know better, new research shows. → Read More
How Lifelong Cholesterol Levels Can Harm or Help Your Heart
The longer you have high levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol, the greater your risk of a heart attack. → Read More
Bruce Is a Parrot With a Broken Beak. So He Invented a Tool.
The bird is a kea from New Zealand, and his fabrication of an instrument to help him preen his feathers appears to be unique, researchers say. → Read More
Are Robotic Surgeries Really Better?
Robot-assisted surgeries have only modest advantages over other approaches, a large analysis found. → Read More
Can Fruits and Vegetables Boost Brain Health?
Flavonoids, the chemicals that give plant foods their bright colors, may help curb the frustrating forgetfulness and mild confusion of advancing age. → Read More
Morning People May Be at Lower Risk of Depression Than Night Owls
Going to bed early and waking up early may help to provide some protection against depression, a new study suggests. → Read More
For Women in Their 40s, High Blood Pressure May Carry Special Risks
Women, but not men, with even mildly elevated blood pressure in their early 40s were at increased risk for later heart disease and early death. → Read More
‘Delayed Prescribing’ May Help Cut Down on Antibiotic Use
Most respiratory illnesses don’t require antibiotics, which can have harmful side effects. → Read More
Aspirin May Help Protect the Brain From Pollution's Toll, Study Suggests
Even short-term exposure to polluted air may impair mental ability in the elderly. Aspirin and other NSAIDs showed some protective effects. → Read More
Do Statins Really Cause Muscle Aches?
People taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs often report muscle pain, but the pain may be the same when they take a look-alike placebo pill. → Read More
Coffee Drinking Tied to Lower Risk of Heart Failure
An innovative study that examined hundreds of factors linked to heart failure found one dietary factor that may lower risk: drinking coffee. → Read More
Worried About Erectile Dysfunction? A Mediterranean-Style Diet May Help
Men who ate a diet high in vegetables, fruits, nuts, fish and unsaturated fats, and low in meats and whole-fat dairy, had a lower risk of erectile dysfunction. → Read More
Vegetarian or Vegan? Watch Your Bone Health
Those who ate a meat-free diet were at increased risk for bone fractures. → Read More
Women Doctors Are Less Likely to Perform C-Sections
Female obstetricians are less likely than their male colleagues to perform cesarean sections, a review of studies has found. → Read More
Presidential Elections May Be Bad for Your Health
The incidence of heart attacks and strokes rise around election time, researchers report. → Read More
Where You Carry Body Fat May Affect How Long You Live
Extra weight in some places may lower your risk of dying prematurely. → Read More
Diabetes in Pregnancy Tied to Heart Risks in Young Adult Children
People whose mothers had diabetes were at higher risk of heart attacks, stroke, high blood pressure and diabetes before age 35. → Read More
Spontaneous Nosebleeds Tied to High Blood Pressure
People with hypertension were more likely to have nosebleeds, and they tended to be more severe. → Read More
Drinking Coffee Tied to Better Outcomes in Colon Cancer Patients
In people with advanced colorectal cancer, drinking coffee was associated with longer survival and less cancer progression. → Read More