(nimless/iStock, Getty Images) Lea en español Pomegranates can be a little intimidating. Cutting one open requires some precision. And are they even worth the work to free all those little ruby red buds inside? Nutritionists think so. “Pomegranates are high in dietary fiber and antioxidants,” said Penny Kris-Etherton, the Evan Pugh University Professor of Nutritional…

(zenstock/iStock, Getty Images) Sudden cardiac death – which occurs minutes after the heart suddenly stops beating – is far more likely to strike people living with HIV, especially if their condition isn’t well-controlled or if they have other heart disease risk factors, according to a national study of U.S. veterans. Researchers analyzed medical records for…

Dr. Dipika Aggarwal survived stage 4 colon cancer and a stroke. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Dipika Aggarwal) Dr. Dipika Aggarwal sat in a Kansas City, Kansas, diner on a Tuesday afternoon two years ago sipping coffee and enjoying a mushroom omelet and toast. Only a month before, the neurologist had returned to work after going…

(Yulia Sutyagina/iStock, Getty Images) Lea en español Food cravings. Everybody gets them. Smelling brownies in the oven. Hearing a commercial for a salty chip. Seeing a favorite childhood candy bar at the checkout. They all can awaken memories that drive food cravings. But what if they also come from a sensory system that has nothing…

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy survivor Alison Conklin. (Photo courtesy of Alison Conklin) At 13, Alison Conklin passed out while playing in a basketball tournament. When she collapsed again during a competitive game of floor hockey, her mother took her to see a cardiologist. An echocardiogram of Alison’s heart showed the wall between the two bottom chambers of…