Masturbation "New," Effective Treatment for Restless Leg Syndrome [news, medicine, sex]

Great news for those of you with Restless Leg Syndrome - experts are now saying that masturbation is a "new, effective treatment for RLS."

I don't know about "new," but now you have a legit excuse to get down with yourself whenever you want to as often as you please; it's for the restless legs!

Lungs Can Taste! [weird science]

Discovery of bitter receptors in lungs could lead to innovations in asthma treatments, scientists say.

via Discover Magazine:
Yes, taste. In a Nature Medicine study, Stephen B. Liggett and company found receptors on the smooth muscle in the lungs that respond to bitterness, similar to the bitter taste buds on the tongue. And, Liggett found, the receptors’ reaction to bitterness is to relax the muscles, and therefore to expand airways. That was totally unexpected, he says, and opens intriguing possibilities for pulmonary treatment—for example, asthmatic symptoms could be treated by exposing these receptors to bitter compounds.

health briefings.

via discovery health, tiny robots prepare for surgery.

childhood trauma may not only cause damage to one's mental and emotional health, but it may leave a lasting imprint to DNA as well.