Media Mash: Computer mouse/massagers, shock treatment for migraines & Big Bird research

HellaWella’s Media Mash is a weekly feature listing the latest and most interesting health-and-wellness stories we’ve read in the past week, pulled from the Web and linked for your convenience.

 

• Ever wondered how the brain learns? One research team turned to Big Bird to find out. [Time Healthland]

 

• Aren’t you just sick and tired of always trying to look younger? Forget yourself and concentrate on your home. [BrightNest]

 

• One of our favorite products to come out of the Consumer Electronics Association show this week: A computer mouse that doubles as a back massager. Genius. [Art-Factory]

 

• Workout much? No? Your medical chart may soon log how much you exercise. [Businessweek]

 

• One company is phasing out those “plastic micro beads as a ‘scrub’ material” in its personal care products. [CNN]

 

• Gluttons rejoice! Why lose weight the natural way when you can suck out all the junk you ate directly from your gut with this new gadget? [The Independent]

 

• Feeling lonely? Update your Facebook status. A new study found that even if no one “likes” your comment, you’ll feel more socially connected. [Washington Post]

 

• After a string of deadly outbreaks of illness from contaminated food, the FDA finally did something about it. [Los Angeles Times]

 

• A new health study shows that the average American dies sooner than people from other high-income countries. Guess money can’t buy everything. [Wall Street Journal]

 

• Would you pay $150 to learn parkour? A new gym in Bushwick is teaching Brooklyn hipsters how to explore the streets like Spiderman. [Brokelyn]

 

• The good news: Cancer rates are dropping. The bad news: Rates for some tumor types are remaining stubbornly high. [Time]

 

• 2012 demolished the previous record for hottest year ever in the United States. [New York Times]

 

• Tomorrow’s migraine treatment: electric shock? [Blisstree]

 

• Let Jillian Michaels show you how to tone your inner and outer thighs with this video. [YouTube]

 

• It’s grapefruit season! Take advantage of it with these 23 recipes. [Epicurious]

 

• The next frontier for smartphones: telling you when your breath stinks. [Slate]

 

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