Your joints actually crack as a result of gas. A gas-filled cavity - known as tribonucleation - forms in the synovial fluid between two joints, creating the popping sound, instead of the common belief ...

For some people, it is a way to focus, while for others, it is simply a nervous reflex that feels right. Yet it is also one of those habits that quickly draws stares and warnings from friends or ...

Joints often crack due to harmless gas bubbles in fluid or tendons moving over bones. While usually normal, persistent pain, ...

An old, playground adage suggests that chewing gum can linger in your stomach for seven years after you swallow it. But while our bodies don’t have the enzymes ...

Almost everyone has an old wives’ tales about a health issue, from a grandmother, best friend, or Internet “wisdom.” In a recent poll of 1,000 doctors, more than 85 percent say they’ve encountered ...

Neurologist Dr. Priyanka Sherawat clarifies that knuckle cracking involves the harmless bursting of gas bubbles in joint fluid, not bone damage. Extensive studies and expert opinion confirm this habit ...

Have you ever had ridiculously dry hands as soon as the winter months hit? Perhaps the skin on your knuckles has started to ...

New research shows that self-compassion reduces quietly cracking risk by 31 percent. Discover a simple practice to navigate ...

In a recent poll of 1,000 doctors, more than 85 percent say they’ve encountered misinformation from patients in the last five years. “We're often looking for a one-pill type of solution, that one ...

If you’ve ever picked up a tray of eggs at the supermarket and wondered whether they’re the real deal, you’re not alone. With rising reports of fake eggs, especially in parts of Asia, many shoppers ...

Almost everyone has an old wives’ tales about a health issue, from a grandmother, best friend, or Internet “wisdom.” In a recent poll of 1,000 doctors, more than 85 percent say they’ve encountered ...