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Thread By Thread – Gloria Travers & The North Street Band
When love begins to unravel, do you walk away or pick up the thread? “Thread By...
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- Written by: Yue Leng, University of California, San Francisco
Research on how napping affects cognition in adults has had mixed results. Doctors often recommend “power naps” as a way to compensate for a poor night’s sleep and help keep alert until bedtime.
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- Written by: Carrie MacMillan, Yale University
An expert has tips to help you navigate the national shortage of baby formula, which has many parents worried they won’t be able to feed their babies.
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- Written by: Jillian McKoy, Boston University
Living in an area bursting with green space is associated with higher overall cognitive function in middle-aged women, as well as better mental processing speed and attention, according to a new study.
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- Written by: Christopher Filley, University of Colorado
The human brain is a three-pound organ that remains largely an enigma. But most people have heard of the brain’s gray matter, which is needed for cognitive functions such as learning, remembering and reasoning.
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- Written by: Laura Aversano
The Coronavirus pandemic represented a current in our psychic and physical spheres of reality that challenged our internal definitions of both the light and the darkness. It compelled us into stillness as much as it compelled us into chaos.
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- Written by: Daniel Merino, The Conversation
A lot of the reason for wearing a mask is to protect others. But early on in the pandemic, Monica Gandhi, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, explained how masks can protect the wearer, too.
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- Written by: Fred Mamoun, Yale University
There should be renewed efforts to eliminate the socioeconomic and health conditions that prevent minoritized racial and ethnic individuals from achieving adequate sleep—including racism
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- Written by: Robbie Holz
It can seem like a cruel joke when we find ourselves spending years, or in some cases even a lifetime, recovering from a single painful moment...
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- Written by: InnerSelf Staff
Canned tuna is an excellent, affordable source of protein, polyunsaturated fats and other nutrients. Sounds good, but how much can you eat before you need to worry about mercury?
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- Written by: Yen Ying Lim and Emily Rosenich, Monash University
There has been a concerted effort to understand and identify risk factors for dementia. These include risk factors we can’t change (such as age or genetics), and others that are more modifiable (such as diet or physical activity).
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- Written by: Liz Goodfellow, University of Pennsylvania
Can exposure to media about natural treatments like supplements and detoxes affect beliefs about key health care issues like vaccination?
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- Written by: Timothy Schnettler, Texas A&M University
New research backs up the old adage, you are what you eat. The new study suggests there are distinct bacteria and metabolomes associated with each personality trait.
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- Written by: Johns Hopkins University
A chemical in broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and other cruciferous vegetables could help prevent and treat COVID19 and some cases of the common cold.
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- Written by: Carol Clark, Emory University
Heartland virus is circulating in lone star ticks in Georgia, scientists find, confirming active transmission of the virus within the state.
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- Written by: Noelle Toumey Reetz, Georgia State University
For many people, middle age arrives with some minor mental slip-ups. These “senior moments” are universal experiences that come with aging—and typically harmless. The Centers for Disease Control says one in nine adults ages 45 or older report at least occasional confusion or memory loss.
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- Written by: Caslon Hatch, Johns Hopkins University
Taller adults may be more likely than shorter ones to develop colorectal cancer or colon polyps that can later become malignant, a new meta-analysis shows.
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- Written by: Lourdes M. DelRosso, University of Portsmouth
The day-night regulation properties of melatonin and light make them the two key factors in the establishment of the internal sleep-wake clock, or what is called the “circadian cycle”.
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- Written by: Jessica Bernard, Texas A&M University
Researchers have been steadily gathering important insights into the effects of COVID-19 on the body and brain. Two years into the pandemic, these findings are raising concerns about the long-term impacts the coronavirus might have on biological processes such as aging.
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- Written by: Lance Sumler, Tulane University
Drinking a little wine with dinner may help lower risks of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.
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- Written by: Brian Consiglio, University of Missouri
A new motion-sensor video game can help patients recovering from a stroke improve their motor skills and affected arm movements at home while checking in periodically with a therapist via telehealth.
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- Written by: Maria Hornbek, University of Copenhagen
A Nordic diet has positive health benefits, regardless of whether you lose weight or not, new research shows.
