Podcasts

For years Jon Barron and his wife Kristen have started the new year off with a full body detox to...

If you have taken an IQ test at some point in your life, whether at school or through an evaluation,...

Shelley Adler, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, trained in medical anthropology research, has written a book...

A recent obesity study out of Australia has concluded that when people lose weight, their metabolism automatically slows down and...

A recent study out of the Harvard School of Public Health, found that when men eat fatty, unhealthy food, their...

Pending legislation would force tobacco companies to attach very graphic warning labels, including disturbing images, to cigarette packages.

By applying a tax to items like sugary drinks, greasy French fries, and foods such as cookies and doughnuts that...

It is the expected norm within the medical community that women — especially those over 40 or with a family...

A new study recently released by the University of California in San Francisco, suggests that the single biggest risk factor...

Many scientists have long believed that a person’s IQ is determined by their genes and therefore not subject to change. ...

Why is it that In the world of “scientific” medicine, deeply ingrained beliefs (e.g. flu shots, statin drugs, antidepressants, hormone...

Most plastic wrap contains a substance called DEHA, which has properties similar to phthalates—those nasty components in BPA plastics. Like...

Do we have an unlimited potential supply of self-control, or is it truly possible to use it up and just...

A recent study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has shown that groups of neurons in the brain may actually go...

Researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel recently reported that after following 820 adults over a 20-year period, it became...

“FAS is a speech disorder that causes a sudden change to speech so that a native speaker is perceived to...

The appeal of analyzing our language has always captivated scientists, but now it seems to have transferred to the less...

The latest research indicates that the use of as little as one aspirin tablet a month may provide a significant...

There is some degree of risk, no matter how small, that substantial amounts of radiation may leak from one or...

In this segment, Jon Barron’s health podcast discusses the recent Japanese nuclear incidents, which Jon points out are unlikely to...

Observational studies from an article in New York Magazine entitled “He’s Just Not That Into Anyone,” author Davy Rothbart cites...

A recent study conducted by scientists at Harvard University proves that placebos can be effective treatment tools without having to...

It’s common knowledge that eating fish is good for your heart.  Studies now show that the way you prepare the...

Forward-thinking scientists in England at St. George’s University of London are creating a method of STD testing.  This device, approximately...

Studies show that the oldest child in a family typically scores higher on IQ tests than the children born after...