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Life is Narrow for People Who See Everything as Good or Bad
Life is Narrow for People Who See Everything as Good or Bad
Instant evaluations narrow perspective and limit the mind’s potential to connect and engage with a broader range of experiences
The Conversation U.S.
Jun 19
Boost Your Child’s Brain Power with Bacteria, Fungi, and Worms
Boost Your Child’s Brain Power with Bacteria, Fungi, and Worms
How good gut health can raise sharper, calmer, and healthier kids
Dr CJ Yatawara - Tiny Brains expert
Jun 17
Face Tattoo Measures the Brain’s Ideal Productivity Zone
Face Tattoo Measures the Brain’s Ideal Productivity Zone
Prototype device detects mental effort to find the sweet spot between boredom and burnout, where stuff gets done
Robert Roy Britt
Jun 16
Cancer Recurrence Decreases when Physical Activity Increases, New Study Shows
Cancer Recurrence Decreases when Physical Activity Increases, New Study Shows
Colon cancer patients who exercise after treatment are less likely to relapse, even those with late-stage disease
Annie Foley
Jun 16
Low-Back Pain Benefits from Walking More, More than Walking Faster
Low-Back Pain Benefits from Walking More, More than Walking Faster
Either way, the point is to get up and get moving
Wise & Well Editors
Jun 13
Does the Order of Eating at Meals Matter?
Does the Order of Eating at Meals Matter?
Dessert first, or start with a salad? It may matter for managing blood sugar.
Sam Westreich, PhD
Jun 12
The Surprising Side Benefits of Working Out with Your Partner
The Surprising Side Benefits of Working Out with Your Partner
Here’s how exercising as a couple turns up the heat — in the gym and the bedroom
Kathleen Murphy
Jun 11
Would You Choose Physician-Assisted Death? Should it Even be Legal?
Would You Choose Physician-Assisted Death? Should it Even be Legal?
Once called “assisted suicide,” medical aid in dying for terminally ill patients is gaining wider acceptance, but fierce criticism remains
Robert Roy Britt
Jun 11
How Bad Oral Health Goes Straight to Your Heart
How Bad Oral Health Goes Straight to Your Heart
New study reveals gum disease bacteria travel to the heart and help trigger arrhythmia
Annie Foley
Jun 10
The Fear and Hope of Constantly Outliving a Cancer Diagnosis
The Fear and Hope of Constantly Outliving a Cancer Diagnosis
Life advice from a man who has been facing death for 20 years now
Robert Roy Britt
Jun 10
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