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The Best Morning Drink for High Blood Pressure, According to Dietitians - EatingWell

Discover the best morning drink for high blood pressure. Dietitians recommend beet juice for its heart health benefits, blood pressure support and key nutrients.

Eatingwell.com·1d ago

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A 'Useless' Organ That Doctors Often Remove May Actually Fight Cancer - ScienceAlert

There's a small fatty gland that sits behind your sternum and is often said to be 'useless' in adulthood.

ScienceAlert·1d ago

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This 5-Second Pinky Exercise To Reduce Dementia Is Going Viral — And Neurologists Have Thoughts - AOL.com

We asked neurologists if TikTokers are onto something.

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Researchers identified a personality profile that combines high empathy with high levels of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy, in a finding that has complicated the standard scientific picture of empathy as an unambiguously prosocial human trait - Space Daily

The popular assumption about empathy, repeated across most of contemporary psychology, ethics, education, and public discourse, is that it is one of the unambiguously good human capacities. The empathic person feels what other people feel, understands their s…

Space Daily·1d ago

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Self-pleasure before bed is linked to falling asleep faster and sleeping better - PsyPost

Engaging in self-pleasure before going to sleep is linked to falling asleep faster, experiencing better physical rest, and waking up with elevated positive emotions, according to a recent survey exploring the hidden boundaries between waking behavior and drea…

PsyPost·1d ago

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COVID vaccines still protect against heart problems, large study finds - Ars Technica

Despite continued benefits, anti-vaccine rhetoric has driven down vaccination.

Ars Technica·1d ago

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The CDC Found a Pregnancy Risk More Americans Appear Willing to Take - Gizmodo

There's no safe amount of alcohol use during pregnancy, health experts widely agree.

Gizmodo.com·1d ago

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20 Healthy Recipes to Help Lower Your Dementia Risk - EatingWell

Try this list of meals and snacks that follow the MIND diet—an eating pattern that can help reduce your risk of dementia—to enjoy at any time of day.

Eatingwell.com·1d ago

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Why Some People Are Wired to Wake Up Early, According to Experts - marthastewart.com

Ever wonder why some people wake up early without an alarm? Experts explain how genetics, circadian rhythms, and daily habits influence your sleep schedule.

Martha Stewart·1d ago

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The latest benefit of obesity drugs: boosting testosterone and sperm quality - Nature

Preliminary study finds that testosterone levels increase or stabilize in people taking GLP-1 medications.

Nature.com·1d ago

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The marshmallow test, redone with ten times as many children, found that a four-year-old's willpower mostly stopped predicting teenage success once family background was taken into account - Space Daily

The famous experiment seemed to show that a child who could resist one treat for two grew up to do better in life. A 2018 conceptual replication with a larger, more representative sample found a much weaker link, most of it explained by the home a child came …

Space Daily·1d ago

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Diagnostic dilemma: Brain scans following a man's hospital visit for leg weakness revealed a surprising finding - Live Science

A man went to hospital complaining about weakness in his left leg, and subsequent brain scans revealed his abnormally small brain.

Live Science·1d ago