Planets & Transits
New Moon in Leo August 12, 2026
The New Moon arrives in Leo August 12 at 8:36 PM UTC, and with it comes a singular...
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Having lunch with your friends may be just as important in keeping you alive as exercising, Linda Waite argues.
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- Written by: Caroline Brooks
The study, with 4,500 heterosexual couples, indicates that having an optimistic partner may stave off the risk factors leading to Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and cognitive decline as you grow old together.
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- Written by: Texas A&M University
A natural compound in many vegetables called indole may fight fatty liver disease, researchers report.
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- Written by: Vicki McKenna
In ancient Greece, there were temples with rooms to which sick people could retreat. This was a time of quiet introspection, based on the understanding that illness is a sacred space where inner work can be done, so that healing may come from the core of our being.
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- Written by: Weihong Lin and Rakaia Kenney
Since June 2019, 2,711 have been hospitalized and 60 have died due to EVALI (e-cigarette-associated lung injury), the devastating lung disease linked to e-cigarettes.
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- Written by: Linda Geddes
The sky is powder blue, and the sun magnificent, as I stride through glittering grass and fallen sycamore seeds to Dowth, a Neolithic passage tomb in County Meath.
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- Written by: Marco Travaglio
Our brains are extremely rich in fat. Indeed, about two thirds of the human brain is composed of fat, 35% of which consists of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids.
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- Written by: A. Trevor Sutton
Silicon Valley’s newest fad is dopamine fasting, or temporarily abstaining from “addictive” activities such as social media, music, internet gaming – even food.
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- Written by: Edward Jaenicke
American households waste, on average, almost a third of the food they acquire, economists report. This food waste has an estimated aggregate value of $240 billion annually.
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- Written by: Krzysztof Geras
An artificial intelligence tool—trained on roughly a million screening mammography images—can identify breast cancer with approximately 90% accuracy when combined with radiologist analysis, a new study finds.
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- Written by: Jennifer L. Temple
When my daughter was around 14 years old, she began to ask if she could have a cup of coffee in the morning like Mom and Dad.
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- Written by: Barbara Benham
Increases in physical activity tend to be followed by increases in mood and perceived energy level, research finds.
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- Written by: Alisson Clark
When certain patients “teach back” a doctor’s instructions, they’re more likely to stay out of the hospital, according to a new study.
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- Written by: Sarah Avery
Variable blood pressure readings could be an overlooked early warning sign of heart disease, researchers report.
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- Written by: Kristin Samuelson
Daily exposure to bright white light in the middle of the day significantly decreases symptoms of depression and increases functioning for people with bipolar disorder, research shows.
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- Written by: Patti Verbanas
Who’s most at risk for pesticide exposure and how can you keep your kids safe?
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- Written by: Mira Rakicevic
Sleep paralysis is a type of REM parasomnia or abnormal behavior that takes place during the REM sleep cycle.
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- Written by: Dr. D. Richard Bellamy
Life begins with a first breath and ends with a last breath. Air contains the electricity that charges our vital capacitor with energy. Breathing, posture, physiology, and function are interrelated in expressing our vital potential energy. Energy is infinite and is universally available to the one with greater order. Higher-ordered breathing transforms and liberates energy. Disordered breathing stifles and imprisons energy.
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- Written by: Gregor Reid
Probiotics are live microorganisms, usually bacteria, that can be consumed to offer health benefits.
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- Written by: Christopher Hendon
A new approach can help you make the perfect shot of espresso, researchers report.
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- Written by: Anita Srivastava
While edibles may provide a delivery system that provides the intoxicating effects of cannabis while avoiding the risks of smoking, the delayed and variable absorption of cannabis edibles can result in over-consumption and unpredictable results.
