This easy Vegetarian Split Pea Soup is a dump-and-go slow cooker recipe, which means your effort is minimal. And your reward? A thick, satisfying, cozy soup packed with flavor! Pulling out the slow cooker on a Monday morning is pretty much my favorite thing. Especially in the dead of winter when all I want for dinner is … Read more

New gymgoers often think pre-workout and protein powder are interchangeable. Like you pick one “gym supplement” and call it a day. That’s misguided. One can make a good workout better. The other can make a good diet easier to stick to.  Buy the wrong one for the wrong problem and you’ll walk away thinking supplements … Read more

Salads make an ideal summer meal. They’re relatively fast and easy to throw together, you can fill them up with delicious seasonal produce, they don’t heat up the kitchen, and there are SO many delicious options out there! We’ve rounded up 15 of our favorite summer salad recipes. Whether you’re looking for dinner inspiration, a … Read more

For athletes and committed fitness enthusiasts, the mission to feel strong, steady, and maybe just a little bit invincible never really wraps up. Every few months, a new supplement struts onto the scene promising superhero stamina or laser-beam focus. Some people pledge their loyalty to coffee. Others swear by creatine. And plenty stick to their … Read more

Early detection of infectious diseases can be key to successful treatment, but we often don’t know we are infected until symptoms appear. What if our bodies could detect the presence of an infectious pathogen before the onset of disease?  Synthetic biology engineers are finding ways to do just that. Synthetic biology is the design and … Read more

This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Please read my disclosure. These 37 rice cooker recipes prove that this humble appliance can do so much more than make perfect rice! From hearty one-pot meals to fluffy pancakes and even chocolate cake, you’ll find vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free … Read more

Wearable ultrasound patches have the potential to revolutionize health care, facilitating the remote monitoring of critical physiological functions in the comfort of a patient’s home. But most patches in development have a major limitation: they require cables to power the device and transmit the ultrasound data, physically tethering the wearer to a control system. That … Read more

Finally, we tested how long the lamps stayed illuminated after a full charge to find any discrepancies between reported battery life and actual battery life. What we looked for in cordless table lamps We limited our selection to rechargeable table lamps, leaving out disposable-battery-operated table lamps. We wanted to get as many “name-brand” lamps as … Read more

For most of our tissues and cells, a lack of oxygen, or hypoxia, is bad news. Cancer cells, on the other hand, can thrive in these hypoxic conditions, which render tumors less susceptible to anti-cancer treatments, including radiation. Now, new research may offer a way to break through cancer’s hypoxia-induced defenses. A team led by … Read more