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Social media addiction disrupts the sleep, moods and social activities of teens and young adults
Social media developers design apps and platforms to create dependencies in users. (Shutterstock)It took a half century for the first...
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Muscle memory is key to helping you get in shape again after time away from exercise
There are two types of muscle memory – one of which can help us in the gym. antoniodiaz/ ShutterstockWhether it’s...
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Is lung inflammation worse in e-cigarette users than smokers, as a new study suggests?
A small study that compared the lungs of cigarette smokers with e-cigarette smokers found that e-cigarette smokers had more lung...
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Long COVID linked to air pollution exposure in young adults – new study
Pollution is linked to a range of health problems – including greater risk of COVID-19. Lemberg Vector studio/ ShutterstockAlthough COVID-19...
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The UK government’s advisory panel on drugs has rejected a call to ban the sale and possession of nitrous oxide...
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Postpartum exercise can have many benefits – here’s how to do it safely
Many women aren't sure where to start when it comes to exercising again after having a baby. Prostock-studio/ ShutterstockReturning to...
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Regulating ‘forever chemicals’: 3 essential reads on PFAS
A new federal regulation will set national limits on two 'forever chemicals' widely found in drinking water. Thanasis Zovoilis/moment via...
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Pancakes won’t turn you into a zombie as in HBO’s ‘The Last of Us,’ but fungi in flour have been making people sick for a long time
A human fungal zombie from the TV show 'The Last of Us.' Liane Hentscher/HBOIn the HBO series “The Last of...
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Prostate cancer test: is it time to ditch the digital rectal examination?
The finger-up-the-bottom examination for prostate cancer has been drawn into question. An international panel of experts recently suggested that so-called...
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Springing forward into daylight saving time is a step back for health – a neurologist explains the medical evidence, and why this shift is worse than the fall time change
Daylight saving time is back again – amid some controversy. billhagolan/iStock via Getty Images PlusAs people in the U.S. prepare...
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