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AI Flags First Imaging Biomarker of Chronic Stress

Doctors may soon be able to spot years of hidden stress sitting on your heart just by looking at a chest scan you already...
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DNA-Made Vaccine Stuns Cancer Doctors

A cancer vaccine built from a patient's own tumor is now showing years of real data, and it works by turning the body's immune...
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10,000 Steps Myth? New Twist Stuns Doctors

Walk about 10,000 steps a day and your risk of dying drops sharply, with the curve bending in your favor long before you hit...
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Inside The Brain’s Five Shields

Your brain sits inside a five-layer fortress that took millions of years to design, and most people never think about a single piece of...
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Scientists Find Anxiety Kill-Switch

Scientists just found the exact nerve switch that makes lemongrass smell so calming, and it lives on the same pathway that slows your heart...
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A Guide For Travelling With Chronic Illness

Chronic illness can steal energy fast, but it does not have to steal a trip. Travelers with conditions like Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, migraine disorders, and...
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How to Fall Asleep Faster (without taking a pill)

Four simple behaviors—fixed wake time, morning light, smarter caffeine, and a cooler room—can flip chronic insomnia from nightly battle to steady sleep.Story SnapshotSleep Reset...
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US surgeon general warns of our next public health priority

Half of all American adults were already lonely before COVID-19 ever showed up, and doctors say that loneliness carries health risks similar to smoking...
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AI Funerals Let The Dead Talk Back

East Asia is turning grief into a conversation, using artificial intelligence to let the dead speak back.Story SnapshotAl Jazeera and Channel News Asia spotlight...
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How Your Partner’s Sleep Affects You More Than You Realize

Sharing a bed with someone who tosses, turns, and scrolls their phone until 2 a.m. does not just cost you sleep. It can quietly...

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