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Resistance and Endurance Training Make a Difference in Heart Health, Study Shows

Changes in triathletes’ hearts that allow them to pump blood more efficiently suggest a link between exercise choices and cardiac adaptations, according to a new study. Athletes who ...
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How Green Tea May Thwart Lung Cancer

A new study shows for the first time how a compound in green tea might work to suppress lung cancer. A compound found in green tea, called EGCG, ...
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Prostate Cancer Screening Test May Prevent 17,000 Advanced Cases Yearly

Screening for prostate cancer using the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is controversial, but stopping this screening could result in many more cases of advanced disease, a new study ...
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Daily Multivitamin May Slightly Lower Men’s Cancer Risk

A daily multivitamin may slightly reduce men’s cancer risk, a new study suggests. In the study, men ages 50 and over who took a daily multivitamin were 8 ...
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How Love Conquers Fear: Hormone Helps Mothers Defend Young

Oxytocin, the compound known as the love hormone and the cuddle chemical, deserves a new nickname, a new study suggests: the fear fighter. When someone is suddenly frightened, ...
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Can’t Diet? We’re Hard-Wired to Eat Junk Food

If you have trouble abstaining from sweets and junk food during a diet, it might not be entirely your fault. To some degree, your brain may be wired ...
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A Mother’s Love May Keep the Doctor Away

An extra dose of motherly nurturing insulates children from lifelong health problems associated with poverty, a new study says. The study found that people whose parents did not ...
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Childhood Abuse Can Wreak Havoc on Teen Brains

Childhood abuse may lead to harmful changes in adolescents’ brains, a new study suggests. The results show children who were emotionally or physically abused had less gray matter ...
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From Depressed Moms, Babies’ Cries Draw Less of a Response

Brain scans of mothers suffering from depression reveal they respond differently than healthy moms to their crying babies, a new study finds. The brain activity patterns of depressed ...
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White Rice Linked to Type 2 Diabetes, Study Says

Eating white rice regularly may raise your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. The results showed that people who ate three to four servings ...
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