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Brain’s Hidden Wounds: Long COVID Mystery Deepens

Scientists went hunting for raging brain inflammation in long COVID patients—and instead uncovered a subtler, stranger story hiding in the brain’s control and emotion...
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Nuts For The Heart

One of the strangest things about the longevity debate is that nuts keep looking protective while peanut butter keeps slipping through the cracks.Quick TakeLarge...
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Beet Juice’s Bizarre Blood Pressure Secret

Two weeks of beetroot juice was enough to move the needle on older adults’ blood pressure, and the real twist is that the action...
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Weight-Loss Shots: Risky Heart Gamble?

Weight-loss shots like Ozempic do more than shrink your waistline; used the right way, they can quietly cut your odds of a heart attack...
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MYSTERY Cognitive Decline in Young Adults

Nearly one in ten Americans under 40 now reports serious trouble concentrating, remembering, or making decisions — and the number has been climbing steadily...
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Creatine’s Hair Loss Myth Busted

The supplement men love for strength has now been put on trial for their hairlines—and the latest courtroom evidence is not what the headlines...
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Does Yo-Yo Dieting Damage Metabolism?

Your metabolism probably is not “broken” from years of yo-yo dieting—but that does not mean the weight roller coaster is harmless.Story SnapshotA new scientific...
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Common Pesticide DOUBLES Parkinson’s Risk

A pesticide many Americans have lived next to for decades is now linked to more than doubling Parkinson’s risk—and the path from spray nozzle...
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Colon Cancer Mystery: Young Adults Hit Hard

Colon cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in adults under 50, and doctors cannot tell you why it is happening. Story Snapshot ...
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Car Emissions FAR Worse Than PFAS

Your car engine might be pumping out more atmospheric pollution than forever chemicals like PFAS—by a factor of thousands.Story SnapshotResearchers detected large molecular methylsiloxanes...

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