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Train Hot, Race Faster—Science Backs It

Elite athletes are stepping into saunas, heated rooms, and blazing afternoon workouts on purpose, and the science says their bodies come out stronger for...
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AI Rewrites Life’s On Switch

Scientists just used artificial intelligence to crack the code behind a tiny DNA switch that helps turn on more than half of all human...
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Laptop fire on American Airlines leads to landing drama

Smoke from a passenger’s laptop filled the cabin as American Airlines Flight 2398 landed in Dallas–Fort Worth, and the crew still brought everyone to...
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Neurostimulation for Chronic Pain Management

A Chicago surgeon is helping children trapped in constant, burning pain get their lives back by rewiring how their nerves send signals to the...
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Late Night Habits Tied To DIABETES

Your body clock may decide your waistline before your fork ever does. New research and a growing pile of sleep studies say night owls...
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Hard Training, Hidden Gut Damage?

Hard exercise can tear at the lining of your gut before it ever helps your heart or your waistline, and new research suggests a...
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Painful Curve With A Hidden Bedroom Fallout

A man said Peyronie’s disease bent more than his body; it bent his confidence—until he faced it head-on.Story SnapshotPeyronie’s disease can change a man’s...
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Drenched At 2 A.M.?—Don’t Ignore This

Women going through menopause who wake up drenched in sweat face a much higher chance of losing sleep night after night, even when hot...
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Your Sleep Quality and Diabetes

Millions of people with type 2 diabetes lose sleep every night, and new research shows that missing rest does more than tire them out...
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Why Are Some People Are Mosquito Magnets

Some bodies broadcast a scent recipe that mosquitoes treat like an engraved dinner invite.Story SnapshotIdentical twins attract mosquitoes in similar ways, pointing to genes...