Amanda Jones
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Doctors Quietly Excited: One Egg a Week Linked to 47% Lower Alzheimer’s Risk
A 2024 Rush study found older adults eating one or more eggs a week had a 47% lower Alzheimer’s dementia…
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If You Steal Your Boyfriend’s Hoodie, Science Has Good News For You
A 2018 UBC study found women smelling a partner’s worn shirt had lower cortisol than those smelling a stranger’s. The…
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3 Weeks of Gratitude Letters Changed Brain Activity, Study Found
A 2016 fMRI study found that just three weekly gratitude letters produced measurable brain changes in the medial prefrontal cortex…
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Japanese Doctors Prescribe Forest Walks. The Science Is Real.
A 2019 meta-analysis found forest bathing lowers cortisol, and Japanese field studies link slow walks among trees to lower blood…
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People Who Shower Before Bed Sleep Better, Study Finds
A 2019 meta-analysis of 5,322 participants found a warm shower 90 minutes before bed cut sleep onset by roughly 10…
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Cut Bacon and Booze: Cancer Risk Drops Up to 40%, Researchers Warn
Cutting processed meat and alcohol may lower preventable cancer risk by up to 40%, according to World Cancer Research Fund…
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Scientists Reveal What Prayer Actually Does To Your Brain
Brain scans of nuns, monks, and longtime meditators show measurable shifts in attention and self-referential networks during contemplative prayer.
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Why Moms of Three Are the Most Stressed, According to Research
A national survey of 7,000 mothers found those raising three children report higher stress than moms of one, two, four,…
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What 4 Weeks of Kimchi Did to 22 Overweight Adults’ Waistlines
A 2011 Korean trial found 4 weeks of fermented kimchi modestly reduced body weight, body fat, blood pressure, and waist-to-hip…
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Skip Your Vacation and Pay For It: What 50 Years of Studies Found
A 2009 meta-analysis found vacations produce small but reliable gains in mood, sleep, and health, and a 9-year cardiac study…