Temma Ehrenfeld

An example of a Business Roundtable I edited, including comments from leading economists.

Hearing loss and rare diseases

Arsenic, a toxic substance that can enter the body through water and food, may thicken the walls of the heart's main pumping chamber, a new study shows. That damage can eventually lead to heart failure.

Interview with Mark Alpert, the author of the science thriller, The Coming Storm

What science tells us about finding a good mate.

Are creative people more likely to be bipolar or schizophrenic? Yes, and it helps to have genes for those traits but not be really ill. Both diseases may exist on a continuum, so you can be a "little bit" bipolar or a "little bit" schizophrenic.

How basic research on the biology of PTSD and depression led to a trial of ketamine with veterans and active-duty soldiers.

As video games grow in popularity, more parents are raising concerns about their impact on kids’ attention spans. Here’s what the latest research shows.

If a new drug made rejections less painful, one expert argues, it could relieve or even prevent major depression.

It’s hard to miss, with rising rates of suicide and depression: American mental health seems to be in a downturn.

Young people — from teens to college students — are doing the worst, along with working-class people in mid-life.

Ask which domesticated animal is most like humans, and the answer comes quickly: “Dogs!” Like us, dogs live in hierarchical packs, thrive on affection, and are smarter than the average cow, sheep, or goat. Yet all this is also true of the pig.