A Chipotle takeout bag next to a bowl filled with fresh salad ingredients

Takeaway Trap: Hidden Salt Overload

The salt hidden in your Friday night takeaway is not just higher than you think — almost half the time, it is higher than...
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Anti-Cancer Treatment Found in Bacteria Turncoat

Scientists just found a way to turn cancer’s own bacteria into a weapon that starves tumors from the inside out.Story SnapshotA lab-made peptide called...
Health officials investigate parasite outbreak linked to contaminated food and water

CDC Alarm: Parasite-Infected Produce Spreads Across 18 States

A microscopic parasite is quietly making its way through the summer produce aisle — and Pennsylvania and New Jersey residents are now in its...
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Brain Rewind? Multilinguals Stun Scientists

Neuroscientists now say one simple lifelong habit can leave your brain looking up to 13 years younger than your body.Story SnapshotNew research links speaking...
The Lunar Receiving Laboratory — The Moon Rocks, Quarantine, and Contamination Problem

Alien Biohazard Fears Push Moon Lab Plan

Two scientists want to build a quarantine lab on the Moon to stop alien microbes from ever reaching Earth — and their argument is...
What Sitting All Day Does to Your Brain and Body | Keith Diaz | TED

Break The Sit – Shocking Glucose Drop

Five minutes of walking every half hour can slice post-meal blood sugar spikes by almost 60%—no pill, no gym, just steps.Story SnapshotShort walking breaks...
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Mental Health’s Cheapest Fix

Making art is not just a hobby — for millions of people, it is quietly functioning as one of the most accessible mental health...
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Alzheimer’s Autopsies Point One Way

One daily serving of green leafy vegetables was linked to cognitive function equivalent to being 11 years younger — and the science behind that...
The Menopause Belly: What Nobody Tells You

Menopause Belly Exposed: It’s Not Willpower

The “menopause belly” that so many women notice in midlife is not a failure of willpower but a predictable biological shift in how the...
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Miss This Sleep Window, Lose Muscle Gains

Scientists at UC Berkeley have mapped the exact brain circuit that triggers your body to build muscle, burn fat, and repair itself every night...

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