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Stunning Stat Exposes Youth Sports Gatekeeping

More than half of girls who have never played an organized sport still want to play one, but nobody ever asked them or made...
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Nurturing Family in Times of Change: Strategies for Coping During Hard Times

Family experts agree on something simple: the families who make it through hard times best are not the ones who avoid stress, but the...
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Ozempic Users Report Baffling Cravings

Two of the most powerful appetite switches in the human body work in exactly opposite directions, and millions of people are now flipping both...
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Surprising Effect of Blood Sugar Levels on Mood Swings

People with diabetes felt better the day after their blood sugar stayed mostly steady, but oddly, they also felt better after days their glucose...
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Aging Reversal From Walks? Scientists Stunned

A simple walk or bike ride can rebuild the tiny power plants inside your muscle cells, and scientists say that rebuilding job looks a...
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Low Vitamin C, Troubling Brain Scans

Older adults with more vitamin C in their blood tend to have brain scans that look years younger. That's the striking finding from a...
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How Blood Thinners Slash Stroke Risk

A large new trial found that common blood thinners cut the risk of stroke, major bleeding, and death by 69 percent in atrial fibrillation...
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Elder Care MELTDOWN: Beds Vanish Nationwide

Families across America are running out of options for aging parents, and nursing homes have become the last door left standing.Story SnapshotResearchers say nursing...
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Kidney Nurse’s Coconut Water Warning

A kidney nurse just drew a bright line on coconut water: friend for some, risky for others.Story SnapshotA certified nephrology nurse says coconut water’s...
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Tiny Workouts, Big Pain Drop

Researchers pulled data from more than 221,000 people and found something surprisingly simple: modest amounts of exercise ease pain better than pushing hard at...