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“The Mayo Clinic National Health Check-Up takes a pulse on Americans’ health opinions and behaviors, from barriers to getting healthy to perceptions of aging, to help identify opportunities to educate and empower people to improve their health,” says John T. ...
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A hormone that extends lifespan in mice by 40% is produced by specialized cells in the thymus gland, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers. The team also found that increasing the levels of this hormone, ...
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New research from the University of Southampton indicates that the public are being exposed, without their knowledge, to airborne ultrasound. The study found increasing exposure to ultrasound in locations such as railway stations, museums, libraries, schools and sports stadiums, in ...
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WHERE have all the white grapefruit gone? When I was a kid, they were almost the only kind around, but today white grapefruit are hard to find in my local shops, often replaced by sweeter pink or red varieties. I’m not ...
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If you already think music is pleasurable, get ready to feel even better with headphones that stimulate nerves that trigger pleasure producing neurotransmitters such as dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin. American startup Nervana developed a pair of headphones that stimulate the brain to ...
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Just too hot; a touch too cold. Working in an office building can be a temperature roller coaster, with the dictatorship of air-conditioning systems seeming able to keep people too hot and cold simultaneously. Help is at hand. Researchers from ...
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Modern burial practices are an environmental nightmare. Toxic chemicals from the embalming process leach into the air and soil. Caskets and burial vaults use a tonne of materials. And memorial parks clear acres of land while soaking up significant amounts of water ...
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Located in London’s St. Mary Axe, this phenomenal gym is the first physical location for recently launched boutique gym brand 1Rebel. The project saw an 8,000-square-foot former office transformed into a luxury gym inspired by a night out with friends ...
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The traditional American shopping mall is dying—a fate that even the nation’s oldest indoor mall couldn’t escape. Rather than let the historic Rhode Island mall waste away, Northeast Collaborative Architects (NCA) transformed Arcade Providence into a hotspot for micro-loft living. ...