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How Chronic Pain Can Change How Your Brain Sees You

Scientists just found the spot in your brain where back pain stops being a symptom and starts being part of who you are.Story SnapshotResearchers...
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Receding Gums: Hidden Gum Killers Exposed

Gums do not recede for just one reason, and treating the wrong cause means the problem keeps coming back.Quick TakeDentists agree gum recession stems...
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FDA Warning: Everyday Pain Pill, Deadly Catch

Millions of Americans pop ibuprofen or acetaminophen without a second thought, but federal regulators have spent decades building warning labels for a reason.Quick TakeThe...
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Food cravings – The role of mental imagery

Hunger does not just grow your appetite; it sharpens your mind’s “taste” of food and can pull cravings along with it.Story SnapshotA within-person study...
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The Biological Roots of Mental Illness

Scientists have found one weak brain signal that may tie together some of schizophrenia's most confusing and separate symptoms.Quick TakeResearchers found weaker and slower...
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Gross Earbud Habit Sparks Infections

Your earbuds can trap heat, boost germs, and crank volume close to your eardrum—all at once.Story SnapshotWarm, sealed ear canals favor bacteria and fungus...
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Phone Addiction’s Cure? Not What You Think

Free time is not just about feeling good in the moment anymore, according to social scientist Arthur Brooks, who says the best leisure actually...
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Warning Signs of Iron Deficiency

Your bloodwork can look perfectly normal while your body quietly runs out of iron, and a standard blood test might never catch it.Quick TakeIron...
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How to easily quit your phone addiction

One man in a new documentary walked away from his smartphone for fifteen straight years, and he is not alone in proving the habit...
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The Surprising Danger of Back Sleeping

Your sleeping posture is not the stroke risk doctors want you worrying about tonight. The real danger hiding in your bedroom is a breathing...

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