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6 Hobbies That May Help Slow Brain Aging as You Get Older - Verywell Health

6 Hobbies That May Help Slow Brain Aging as You Get Older - Verywell Health

Can hobbies slow brain aging? Learn how dance, music, puzzles, art, birdwatching, and gardening may support memory and thinking.

An Irresponsible Sister Demanded to Reconnect With Her Estranged Daughter. Why Her Family Said Absolutely Not. - TwistedSifter

An Irresponsible Sister Demanded to Reconnect With Her Estranged Daughter. Why Her Family Said Absolutely Not. - TwistedSifter

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A Countertop Material Found in Countless Kitchens Is at the Center of a Public Health Debate - Food & Wine

A Countertop Material Found in Countless Kitchens Is at the Center of a Public Health Debate - Food & Wine

This May, California's workplace safety board voted to advance to the next steps for a proposed ban on engineered stone. Made of stone particles held together with an adhesive, the fabrication and installation of engineered stone like quartz has been linked t…

'I buried my parents one day after the other' - Ebola mourners learn how to grieve safely - BBC

'I buried my parents one day after the other' - Ebola mourners learn how to grieve safely - BBC

A cemetery at the epicentre of the outbreak is rapidly filling up, however large traditional funerals have been scrapped.

Humboldt Public Health Officials Confirm Local Whooping Cough Case, Warn of Potential Exposures in Arcata, McKinleyville and Fortuna - Lost Coast Outpost

Humboldt Public Health Officials Confirm Local Whooping Cough Case, Warn of Potential Exposures in Arcata, McKinleyville and Fortuna - Lost Coast Outpost

Most people think of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, as a disease from the past. Unfortunately, it is still a problem and tends to flare up every three to seven years in communities. Right now, staff from the Public Health Branch of the Departmen…

Study Reveals Optimal Number of Daily Steps to Offset Sitting Down - ScienceAlert

Study Reveals Optimal Number of Daily Steps to Offset Sitting Down - ScienceAlert

You've probably heard that adults should aim for 10,000 daily steps.

Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given vaccine - BBC

Cervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given vaccine - BBC

A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.

‘Sad Nipple Syndrome’ Causes Distress Among Women - The Daily Beast

‘Sad Nipple Syndrome’ Causes Distress Among Women - The Daily Beast

One woman’s viral video sparked debate over a phenomenon called “sad nipples.”

A mosaic of whole-body representations on the human precentral gyrus - Nature

A mosaic of whole-body representations on the human precentral gyrus - Nature

A comprehensive map of the human motor cortex at single-neuron resolution is described.