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Runners Who Stretch Don’t Run as Far, Researchers Find

Stretching is often part of a runner’s exercise routine, but lengthening out those muscles before you hit the track might hamper your performance, a new study suggests. The ...
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New Secret to Building Muscle Revealed: Pump Less Iron

No need to strain yourself with back-breaking weight-lifting sessions involving heavy barbells. Muscle mass can be achieved just as successfully using small weights, a new study shows. The ...
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Using Creatine: A Muscular Debate

Found naturally in human and animal muscles, creatine also has become a multimillion-dollar seller on the supplement market through promises of building muscles. And it appears to deliver. ...
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7 Ways to Reduce Job Stress

Stressful Jobs As much as we wish we could, we can’t separate our work lives from our home lives. But it turns out, we also we can’t separate ...
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Autism Mimicked by Cells in a Dish

Using stem cells, scientists have engineered neurons that provide the first human cellular model in which to study the development of autism. The stem cells came from adult ...
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Placebos Work Even When Patients Know They’re ‘Dummy Pills’

For years, placebos have been valued for their supposed ability to do nothing — unlike medications with active ingredients, placebos derive their healing ability psychologically, by fooling patients ...
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13% of People Admit Driving Drunk in the Past Year

More than 13 percent of people ages 16 or older drove under the influence of alcohol in the United States last year, and more than 4 percent of ...
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Flu May Boost Alzheimer’s Risk, Research Suggests

When we come down with the flu, we might think the worst is over after a week of a sore throat and body aches. But such viral infections ...
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Staph Bacteria in Household Boosts Infection Risk

Family members of children who have staph infections are more likely than other people to carry drug-resistant versions of the bacteria, even though they may not have any ...
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Too Little or Too Much Sleep May Raise Heart, Stroke Risks

Not getting enough shut-eye might increase your risk of developing or dying from heart disease or stroke, according to a new review of studies. Sleeping less than six ...
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