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The "recreational fear" that arises from visiting haunted houses and watching scary movies may provide psychological benefits
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Neuroscientist are piecing together how the rhythm of respiration influences everything from cognition to emotion
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The algorithm scans electronic records and may reduce sepsis deaths, but widespread adoption could be a challenge
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Some wavelengths of light in a range called far-UVC kill microbes in experiments and appear to be harmless to people
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From the lab to the art gallery, the latest efforts to understand the fragrant, musky, stinky and utterly baffling world of your nose
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After decades of merely assisting doctors, are sophisticated machines ready to take charge?
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A scientist says mind-wandering or daydreaming help prepare us for the future
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Covid long-haulers experience a litany of symptoms, and researchers have proposed a variety of theories to explain them
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A sustainable option for what to do with our remains is trickling into popular consciousness
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These evidence-based strategies can help you achieve healthy work-life balance
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Scientists have come up with at least four explanations
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These climate-resilient crops could find more prominent placement on our plates in the next few decades
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With depression and anxiety on the rise during the pandemic, more professionals may adopt art therapy as a treatment
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After some success on rats, researchers are hopeful this device could provide humans a more targeted and less addictive alternative to opioids
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Experts say the aids can be a first step to meaningful treatment if you choose an app based on three criteria
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According to the study, children who played team sports had fewer mental health difficulties than those who didn’t play sports
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The drug's initial successes have upended what many neuroscientists know about the brain and mental illness
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A Stanford researcher shares what she’s learned about the ways climate change affects mental health and offers practical advice
Our brains weren’t built to do public health calculus like this, but following a few pieces of advice from the experts will help as you weigh your options
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Medical professionals are embracing the technology to help patients deal with PTSD, anxiety disorders and more
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