Kevin Charles Redmon

Is mental health seasonal?

New Google-based research suggests that we're happier -- and saner -- in the summer months

Kevin Charles Redmon, Pacific Standard Sunday, Apr 21, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
Technology Pacific Standard, Mental health

Study: We’ll lose weight for dough

New research suggests that cash incentives may be the best way to lose pounds -- and slow companies' health costs

Kevin Charles Redmon, Pacific Standard Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 6:34 PM UTC
Life Pacific Standard, Weight Loss

Down with the plastic lunch tray!

Industry reports suggest that ditching the cafeteria mainstay may be one of the best ways to reduce food waste

Kevin Charles Redmon, Pacific Standard Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 6:50 PM UTC
Business Pacific Standard, Old Chapel

High school dorks need not despair

Research reveals that students who aren't romantically active often possess superior study skills to those who are

Kevin Charles Redmon, Pacific Standard Monday, Apr 1, 2013 7:42 PM UTC
Life Pacific Standard, High School

Canada’s healthcare system is dysfunctional, too

New research reveals that its healthcare providers tend to discriminate against the homeless

Kevin Charles Redmon, Pacific Standard Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 5:33 PM UTC 23
Business Pacific Standard, Health Care

Doulas can coach low-income women on childbirth

Medicaid could save millions and reduce the risks of complicated births by providing doulas for struggling women

Kevin Charles Redmon, Pacific Standard Sunday, Mar 17, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
Social Pacific Standard, Childbirth

Save the rhino!

Thanks to rampant poaching, black rhinos are on the verge of extinction. We can save them by farming their horns

Kevin Charles Redmon, Pacific Standard Saturday, Mar 9, 2013 8:00 PM UTC 14
Life Pacific Standard, Animals

iPhones make lousy dermatologists

New smartphone apps claim to provide medical help, offering false promises of correctly diagnosing skin cancer

Kevin Charles Redmon, Pacific Standard Monday, Feb 4, 2013 7:08 PM UTC
Social Pacific Standard, smartphones

Bad news: Sex doesn’t burn that many calories

A study by the New England Journal of Medicine disputes the myth that sex can be an effective form of exercise

Kevin Charles Redmon, Pacific Standard Friday, Feb 1, 2013 1:30 PM UTC
Life Pacific Standard, Sex, Exercise

Put down your laptop, and lace up your hiking boots!

New research reveals that we're more focused and creative in the great outdoors

Kevin Charles Redmon, Pacific Standard Sunday, Jan 6, 2013 3:00 PM UTC
Life Pacific Standard, Apple, IQ

Who’s most susceptible to PTSD?

A staggering number of returning soldiers are affected with the disorder, yet we still don't entirely understand it

Kevin Charles Redmon, Pacific Standard Monday, Dec 10, 2012 5:31 PM UTC
Life Pacific Standard, PTSD

A plan to drive conservatives wild

The American Academy of Pediatrics says docs should pre-prescribe Plan B birth control to girls under 17

Kevin Charles Redmon, Pacific Standard Sunday, Dec 2, 2012 3:00 PM UTC 10
Politics Pacific Standard, Plan B

Can Facebook promote safe sex?

New research shows mixed results when high-risk teenagers are targeted with online public health initiatives

Kevin Charles Redmon, Pacific Standard Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 4:00 PM UTC
Life Teenagers, Facebook

What can we learn from freestyle rappers?

A new brain study reveals they may hold the key to enhanced creativity

Kevin Charles Redmon, Pacific Standard Sunday, Nov 18, 2012 4:00 PM UTC
Life Science, Neuroscience, Brain

Can a condiment save us from strokes?

Studies show they're on the rise among young Americans. The answer may be fewer whoppers and more ketchup

Kevin Charles Redmon, Pacific Standard Monday, Oct 22, 2012 10:26 PM UTC
Life Fast food, Pacific Standard

New reasons to say “I don’t”

UCLA research reveals that premarital doubts often result in early divorce

Kevin Charles Redmon, Pacific Standard Thursday, Oct 4, 2012 5:35 PM UTC
Life Husbands, Julia Roberts

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