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What your morning coffee really does to your brain

WEBCaffeine replaces adenosine, which builds your adrenaline and causes dopamine to linger longer. Similar to how morphine binds to endorphin receptors, the …

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Red meat is not a health risk. New study slams shoddy research

WEBStudies have been linking red meat consumption to health problems like heart disease, stroke, and cancer for years. But nestled in the recesses of those …

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Harvard study finds perfect blend of fruits and vegetables to lower

WEBThe researchers followed 66,719 women from the Nurses’ Health Study and 42,016 men from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study to see how their diet affected …

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AM or PM: When is the best time to exercise

WEBTherefore, more avid exercisers might prefer working out in the afternoon. “The best window for explosive athleticism seems to be between 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.” …

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Why are conservatives healthier than liberals

WEBPolitics, personal responsibility, and taking the stairs. In the study, the researchers asked 194 people to self-report their political ideology, overall physical …

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How generosity changes your brain

WEBGiving shifts focus toward the needs of others. Studies have found that volunteers are less likely to be depressed and that engaging in compassionate acts can …

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This chart will tell you how biased your favorite news source is

WEBThe most biased conservative sources were found to be the Gateway Pundit and InfoWars, scoring 28.55 and 31.05 respectively. Conversely, the most biased …

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Mental health searches on Google reach all-time high

WEBMental health, healing and pulling together were key themes of 2021, according to the world’s most popular search engine. Google processes billions of …

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How reading rewires your brain for higher intelligence and empathy

WEBReading in one language has enormous benefits. Add a foreign language and not only do communication skills improve—you can talk to more people in wider …

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10 benefits of bilingualism, according to science

WEB8. Bilingualism reduces the chances of, and slows the worsening of, Alzheimer’s. As we get older, the more our cognitive functions will grind to a halt. With …

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Why a good sense of humor is an essential life skill

WEBIt also improves people’s overall quality of life. Researchers have found that people who score highly in certain types of humor have better self-esteem, more positive …

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Study explains that sudden urge to jump from high places

WEBIn any case, the researchers reasoned their study could help explain Freud’s idea of the death drive, or maybe why some people seem to commit suicide impulsively. …

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Obesity in America vs Europe: Two maps explain it all

WEBThe map above shows the percentage of adults in each country with a BMI higher than 30 and is based on WHO data for 2017. The map below does the same for …

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Your personality is linked to risk of dementia

WEBHowever, once dementia sets in, the effects of personality fade. In fact, of the 1,954 individuals studied, only 114 went from dementia to moderate impairment, and …

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Golden blood: The rarest blood type in the world

WEBBut don’t let the New-Agey moniker throw you. Golden blood is actually the nickname for Rh-null, the world’s rarest blood type. As Mosaic reported, the type is so …

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Is the Earth’s “heartbeat” of 7.83 Hz influencing human behavior

WEBFirst measured in the early 1960s, the very low-frequency waves (with the base at 7.83 Hertz) oscillate between greater and lower energy. The frequency 7.83 Hz …

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The Surprising Truth About Modern Eunuchs

WEBIn reality, there are more castrated men alive today that at any other point in history. As many as 600,000 men in North America are living as eunuchs for medical …

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