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Sleeping With Pets: Why 93% of Owners Are Wrong About Rest

Sleeping With Pets: Why 93% of Owners Are Wrong About Rest

Sleeping with pets is a beloved habit for many owners, but new research suggests it may be harming your sleep quality more than you realize. A comp...

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Grandpa Walk: 5 Days a Week to Burn 78,000 Calories a Year

Grandpa Walk: 5 Days a Week to Burn 78,000 Calories a Year

A slow grandpa walk five days a week could help you burn 78,000 calories a year, according to fitness trainer Héctor Leiro on the ADH Fitness Talks...

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Menopause Searches Shift from Health to Marketing, Study Finds

Menopause Searches Shift from Health to Marketing, Study Finds

Menopause searches online have shifted dramatically from health information to commercial products, according to a new study. Over the past two dec...

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Parents Are the Real Cause of Kids' Screen Addiction

Parents Are the Real Cause of Kids' Screen Addiction

Parents are the real cause of childhood screen addiction, not TikTok's algorithm, according to a growing body of research. While debates rage about...

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Teens Are Using AI as Their Therapist: A New Mental Health Challenge

Teens Are Using AI as Their Therapist: A New Mental Health Challenge

Teens are increasingly turning to generative AI as a therapist, according to a new study by the RAND Corporation. The research, which surveyed 1,05...

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Air Conditioning Health Risks: Why Summer AC Causes Stiff Neck

Air Conditioning Health Risks: Why Summer AC Causes Stiff Neck

Air conditioning health risks are real: while AC offers relief from scorching summer temperatures, it can also lead to stiff neck, dry eyes, and ot...

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Why Drinking Cold Water With Meals Is a Bad Idea, According to Science

Why Drinking Cold Water With Meals Is a Bad Idea, According to Science

Drinking cold water with meals is a common habit in Western countries, but in much of Asia, it's considered unusual. This cultural difference, long...

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Broken Heart Syndrome: Can Grief Really Cause Death

Broken Heart Syndrome: Can Grief Really Cause Death

Broken heart syndrome is more than a poetic notion—it is a medically recognized condition that can significantly increase the risk of death from ca...

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Why You Can't Resist Petting Every Cat You Meet

Why You Can't Resist Petting Every Cat You Meet

Why do you stop to pet every cat you meet? It's a question that has puzzled many, but science now reveals it's not just a personal quirk—it's deepl...

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Experimental Weight Loss Drug Retatrutide May Ease Knee Osteoarthritis Pain

Experimental Weight Loss Drug Retatrutide May Ease Knee Osteoarthritis Pain

Retatrutide, an experimental weight loss drug, has shown promising results in reducing knee osteoarthritis pain, according to two phase 3 clinical ...

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Spain's STI Surge Halts: Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Cases Stabilize

Spain's STI Surge Halts: Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Cases Stabilize

Spain's sexually transmitted infection (STI) surge has hit a sudden brake, with new data showing that gonorrhea cases stabilized at 37,467 in 2025, nearly identical to 2024's 37,457. Chlamydia remains...

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Maxxing: Dictionary.com's 2026 Word of the Year Explained
Maxxing: Dictionary.com's 2026 Word of the Year Explained
Maxxing has been named Dictionary.com's 2026 Word of the Year, reflecting a cultural shift toward optimizing every aspect of life. The suffix, which means to maximize or make the most... Leia mais...
Maxxing: Dictionary.com's Word of the Year Explained
Maxxing: Dictionary.com's Word of the Year Explained
Maxxing has been named Dictionary.com's word of the year for 2026, reflecting its explosion in everyday language. The suffix, which means optimizing something to the extreme, has moved from niche... Leia mais...
The Psychology Behind Why September Motivates New Habits
The Psychology Behind Why September Motivates New Habits
The psychology behind why September motivates new habits is rooted in a phenomenon called the fresh start effect. This concept explains why many people feel a surge of motivation to... Leia mais...
Weight Loss Is Not Just Willpower: Your Body Remembers Obesity
Weight Loss Is Not Just Willpower: Your Body Remembers Obesity
Weight loss is not just a matter of willpower: your body remembers obesity, and that memory can sabotage your best efforts to keep the weight off. A growing body of... Leia mais...
Vaginal Seeding for C-Section Babies: Science Says Stop
Vaginal Seeding for C-Section Babies: Science Says Stop
Vaginal seeding for C-section babies—swabbing newborns with maternal vaginal fluids—was once touted as a way to restore the microbiome. Now, science has said “enough.” The practice, which gained attention in... Leia mais...
Exercise and Ozempic Benefits Combined in a Single Implant
Exercise and Ozempic Benefits Combined in a Single Implant
In a groundbreaking development, researchers have successfully combined the benefits of exercise and Ozempic into a single implant. This micrograft, developed by a team in Beijing, mimics the effects of... Leia mais...
Keto Diet vs Mediterranean: Which Is Better for Weight Loss
Keto Diet vs Mediterranean: Which Is Better for Weight Loss
The keto diet may outperform the Mediterranean diet in improving metabolic health markers, according to a new study. But there's a catch: sticking to it is extremely difficult. The research... Leia mais...
Exercise After 60: Why Racket Sports Extend Life
Exercise After 60: Why Racket Sports Extend Life
Exercise after 60 is not just a good idea—it's practically a necessity for healthy aging. But if your goal is to extend your lifespan, research suggests that not all workouts... Leia mais...
The Dancing Plague of 1518: What Really Happened in Strasbourg
The Dancing Plague of 1518: What Really Happened in Strasbourg
The Dancing Plague of 1518 remains one of history's most bizarre and unexplained events. In Strasbourg, then part of the Holy Roman Empire, hundreds of people reportedly danced uncontrollably for... Leia mais...
Menopause Report Used Male Data: Why Clinical Trials Exclude Women
Menopause Report Used Male Data: Why Clinical Trials Exclude Women
A recent report on menopause from the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) has sparked outrage after it was revealed that its nutritional recommendations were based on studies... Leia mais...
Extreme Heat and Menstrual Cycle Disruption: New Research
Extreme Heat and Menstrual Cycle Disruption: New Research
Extreme heat may do more than cause discomfort and insomnia; it can also disrupt the menstrual cycle, according to emerging research. As heatwaves become more frequent and intense, scientists are... Leia mais...
Pig Kidney Transplant Sets Record: 271 Days Without Dialysis
Pig Kidney Transplant Sets Record: 271 Days Without Dialysis
A genetically modified pig kidney has helped a 66-year-old patient live 271 days without dialysis, marking a new milestone in xenotransplantation—the use of animal organs in humans. The case, published... Leia mais...

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