'Give Every Dollar a Job'— And Other Budgeting Tips to Help you Save

The spread of the novel coronavirus is fueling anxieties all over the planet:…


Do you have anxiety? Your mitochondria could be struggling to create energy.

The Takeaway: New research shows that anxiety is marked by dysfunction of our…


Mental Health illustration

Your Brain on Mindfulness Meditation

The Hipness of Mindfulness When you hear the term “mindfulness…


Blocking Hormone Uptake Burns More Fat

Fat is not just fat. In other words, fat is not just a collection of energy…


Anatomical structure of biological cell.

What You Should Know about Oxidative Damage and Stress

The last two posts I wrote had a unifying theme: oxidative damage. The first…


Mitochondria-Targeted Antioxidants for Muscle Health

One of the main sources of reactive oxygen species in your skeletal muscle is…


Arctic ground squirrel asking for food from human hands. Kamchatka. Credit: VittoriaChe.

The Dance of Aging: Learning from the Telomeres of Hibernators

Hibernation and health The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is a hotbed of…


Me, music, and Tiny Biology

My name is Sara Wilbur. I’m the author of the LIFE Apps blog Minutiae: Insights…