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Health news • Aug 10

This 1 Common Behavior In Midlife May Shrink Your Brain

If you've reached midlife and love a good Netflix binge ― we're talking enough to trigger the “Are you still watching?” prompt ― we've got some unfortunate...

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Health news • Aug 10

Sixteen AI-designed viruses offer a new route against drug-resistant bacteria

In a world first, scientists led by a team from Stanford University have created 16 viable viruses that do not exist in nature and were designed by AI.

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Health news • Aug 10

Regular Cannabis Users Start the Day With Higher Cortisol Levels

Research suggests people who often use cannabis start their day with higher cortisol levels than people who don't, indicating a relationship between...

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Health news • Aug 10

Vibrio on the rise as climate change warms the Chesapeake Bay

Infections of Vibrio vulnificus, sometimes called flesh-eating bacteria, are still rare but growing in the Chesapeake Bay region, as climate change warms...

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Health news • Aug 10

We're getting mealtimes wrong - here's the best time to have dinner

The emerging science of chrononutrition suggests you should pay more attention to your body clock when planning your meals.

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Health news • Aug 10

7 Surprising Benefits Of GLP-1s That Are Not About Weight Loss

GLP-1s are known for weight loss. A physician reviews 7 evidence-backed benefits, from kidney and liver disease to sleep apnea, addiction, clots and cancer...

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Health news • Aug 10

I Think My Niece’s Parents Are Being Way Too Laid Back About Something Dangerous. But Maybe I’m the Problem.

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Health news • Aug 10

Five years after beating breast cancer, I heard the words I feared most

Five years after beating breast cancer, Staten Islander Jennifer Sammartino-Mallen faced the devastating news that it had returned. In this personal essay,...

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Health news • Aug 10

Pain, stigma and barriers to care: The burden of cysts and fibroids in Africa

Kenyan professional bodybuilder Evelyn Okinyi Owala has made it her life's mission to educate women on reproductive health issues.

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Health news • Aug 10

I burned out and quit my demanding career. It turned into an unexpected, 18-month career break that changed my life.

Alice Kim quit her finance career due to burnout and found renewed purpose and balance through surfing and freelance work.

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Health news • Aug 10

How much coffee is good for you? Here’s what new research says.

How much coffee is too much? Doctors break down the latest research on coffee, caffeine and potential health benefits for your heart, liver and brain.

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Health news • Aug 10

Supercharged by Social Media, the GLP-1 Boom Is Warping Teen Psyches

The rapid rise of weight-loss drugs is affecting the way Gen Alpha and the youngest Gen Zers think about health and body image, setting some of them up for...

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Health news • Aug 10

How Healthy Are Beets?

Beets owe their vibrancy — ruby red, deep purple, bright gold — to powerful antioxidants. But what really sets these root vegetables apart is that they are...

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Health news • Aug 10

Who really needs testosterone?

The military plans to start screening service members for low testosterone, and social media is overflowing with claims about testosterone therapy.

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Health news • Aug 10

Prostate cancer prognosis linked to prostate-specific antigen levels below threshold

After treatment for metastatic prostate cancer, a drop in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in the blood is an indicator that treatment is working.

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Health news • Aug 10

Golden Retriever Waited Six Years for Her Dream Role & Toddler Fulfills It

Twyla, a 6-year-old Golden Retriever, finally got the morning routine she had apparently been waiting years for when she welcomed a toddler into her family.

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Health news • Aug 10

Avoiding these three things could add 13 years of dementia-free life

People with good vascular health may gain extra dementia-free years, new research suggests.

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Health news • Aug 10

Common Sugar Appears to Loosen Cancer Cells And Help Them Spread

Cancer can be just like the killer in a horror movie – it may seem like he's been destroyed forever by the Good Guy, but then he pops back up again to...

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Health news • Aug 10

AI-built virus could kill billions, Kiwi expert warns

It's long been a worst case scenario for AI safety experts - but the nightmare of an AI-powered global pandemic is growing closer to reality.

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Health news • Aug 10

​Vitamin B12 deficiency is not just a vegetarian problem: The lesser-known reasons your levels can fall​

There's a common belief that vitamin B12 deficiency is only something vegetarians or vegans need to worry about. That logic doesn't exist in a vacuum,...

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