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A 'Useless' Organ That Doctors Often Remove May Actually Fight Cancer - ScienceAlert

A 'Useless' Organ That Doctors Often Remove May Actually Fight Cancer - ScienceAlert

There's a small fatty gland that sits behind your sternum and is often said to be 'useless' in adulthood.

This 5-Second Pinky Exercise To Reduce Dementia Is Going Viral — And Neurologists Have Thoughts - AOL.com

This 5-Second Pinky Exercise To Reduce Dementia Is Going Viral — And Neurologists Have Thoughts - AOL.com

We asked neurologists if TikTokers are onto something.

Researchers identified a personality profile that combines high empathy with high levels of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy, in a finding that has complicated the standard scientific picture of empathy as an unambiguously prosocial human trait - Space Daily

Researchers identified a personality profile that combines high empathy with high levels of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy, in a finding that has complicated the standard scientific picture of empathy as an unambiguously prosocial human trait - Space Daily

The popular assumption about empathy, repeated across most of contemporary psychology, ethics, education, and public discourse, is that it is one of the unambiguously good human capacities. The empathic person feels what other people feel, understands their s…

Self-pleasure before bed is linked to falling asleep faster and sleeping better - PsyPost

Self-pleasure before bed is linked to falling asleep faster and sleeping better - PsyPost

Engaging in self-pleasure before going to sleep is linked to falling asleep faster, experiencing better physical rest, and waking up with elevated positive emotions, according to a recent survey exploring the hidden boundaries between waking behavior and drea…

New Hampshire man hospitalized for weeks after contracting tick-borne illness - WMUR

New Hampshire man hospitalized for weeks after contracting tick-borne illness - WMUR

A Concord man has become seriously ill after contracting a tick-borne illness.

COVID vaccines still protect against heart problems, large study finds - Ars Technica

COVID vaccines still protect against heart problems, large study finds - Ars Technica

Despite continued benefits, anti-vaccine rhetoric has driven down vaccination.

The CDC Found a Pregnancy Risk More Americans Appear Willing to Take - Gizmodo

The CDC Found a Pregnancy Risk More Americans Appear Willing to Take - Gizmodo

There's no safe amount of alcohol use during pregnancy, health experts widely agree.

20 Healthy Recipes to Help Lower Your Dementia Risk - EatingWell

20 Healthy Recipes to Help Lower Your Dementia Risk - EatingWell

Try this list of meals and snacks that follow the MIND diet—an eating pattern that can help reduce your risk of dementia—to enjoy at any time of day.

Measles case detected at SFO days before World Cup start - SFGATE

Measles case detected at SFO days before World Cup start - SFGATE

People at SFO and a San Jose Trader Joe's may have been exposed to the measles virus.