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Common Lab Score Hints at Cognitive Decline

A simple blood test used for decades to check nutrition in heart failure patients may now double as an early warning sign for brain...
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Lower Stress With This End-of-Day Ritual

Cal Newport ends his workday with a short ritual that shuts the door on stress and keeps it closed until morning.Story SnapshotNewport explains a...
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How An Uneven Gait Can Lead To Chronic Foot Injuries

A sprained ankle that never quite heals right can quietly rewire the way a person walks for years afterward.Quick TakeClinical studies find real, measurable...
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Herpes: The Virus That Never Leaves

The virus that causes herpes slips into your nerves, goes quiet, and never leaves.Story SnapshotA human anatomy explainer breaks down why herpes persists for...
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The Science of Attraction and Compatibility

The science of romantic attraction says almost everything popular culture has taught you about what men and women want is flat-out wrong.Story SnapshotMen and...
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Common Meds Linked To Sudden Glaucoma

A pill sitting in your medicine cabinet right now could be quietly raising the pressure inside your eyes without you ever noticing.Quick TakeSteroid pills,...
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Baby Teeth Expose Startling Autism Link

Scientists pulled 19 toxic chemicals out of baby teeth, and the kids with autism had higher levels of nearly all of them.Quick TakeA pilot...
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Effects of Pill Stacking on Brain Health

Nine medications sitting in millions of home medicine cabinets share a common thread that researchers keep flagging: a measurable link to faster mental decline...
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Constant Throat Clearing? It’s Not Random

That nagging throat mucus you keep clearing your throat to fight isn't random — it almost always traces back to one of a handful...
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Young Bodies, Deadly Cancer Trend

Colon cancer is striking more people under 50 than ever before, and doctors say the early warning signs often get brushed off as nothing...

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