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Cold All Day? Check This Overlooked Deficiency

A nurse with three decades of bedside experience missed the warning signs of her own iron deficiency, even as her body sent her four...
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Police Alert: New high-tech car theft trend

Thieves are stealing modern cars in minutes by plugging a device into the dash and cloning a key fob.Story SnapshotStamford police warned about criminals...
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Food Choices That Fuel Mood and Anxiety

Trillions of tiny organisms living in your gut may be quietly shaping your mood, your anxiety levels, and even how you handle stress.Quick TakeEpidemiologist...
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How Weight Swings Influence Cancer Risk

Women who gain and lose more than 10 pounds over and over again may face more than double the risk of kidney cancer compared...
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TikTok’s Dangerous Brain Toll

EEG brain scans of heavy short-form video users show measurably weaker activity in the brain region that controls self-control — and researchers say the...
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Record Number of Adults Moving in with their Parents

Record numbers of young adults are staying in the family home as housing costs keep rising faster than paychecks.Quick TakeRealtor.com data shows **25.2 million...
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Game-Changing Knee Pain Fix for Seniors

A tiny blood vessel procedure is quietly helping some people dodge knee replacement surgery—and almost nobody’s doctor has mentioned it yet.Story SnapshotA minimally invasive...
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Sunscreen Myths That Could Cost Your Face

The sunscreen you grab—or skip—today quietly decides how your skin will age and whether you dodge the most common cancer on earth.Story SnapshotDoctors recommend...
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Parkinson’s Entry Point Stuns Researchers

Two tiny gatekeeper proteins on brain cells may be the missing link in how Parkinson’s disease silently spreads from neuron to neuron.Story SnapshotYale scientists...
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Everyday Plastics, Early Births

A major study tested over 5,000 pregnant women and found an average of 45 different chemicals in each one — and several of those...

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