Diet Drinks Work as Well as Water for Weight Loss, Major Trial Finds
A major trial finds diet drinks work as well as water for weight loss, without raising appetite or harming metabolism.
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A professor explains why you shouldn’t obsess over an undeserved B+
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Too Many Rules: How Parents Can Stop Over-Parenting Their Kids
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Hidden heart damage shows up on scans in young adults who think their hearts are fine
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Squid Ears Reveal New Targets for Treating Human Hearing Loss
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Clinical trial helps treat woman’s “insufferable pain” from sunlight
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A Year With Audible’s Premium Tier Shows Why People Cancel — and Then Renew Again
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How Spinning Space Stations Could Give Astronauts Earthlike Gravity
Can we ever build a spinning spaceship that creates gravity? An engineer says the tech is close—but the money keeps running out.
Harvard Researchers Find Costco, Colleges and Baseball Fields Cause More Cancer Deaths Than Nuclear Plants
A Harvard methodology that ties nuclear plants to cancer deaths also links Costco, colleges, and baseball fields to vast cancer tolls.
Two papers argue losing a cell’s sense of self is the engine behind human aging
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