See How Humans around the World Spend the 24 Hours in a Day
A new study calculated the average “global human day,” revealing which activities take up most of our time
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The Science of Achievement, With Adam Grant
This week, Derek discusses the science of human potential with psychologist and bestselling author Adam Grant
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Suspended driver tells B.C. court keto diet caused false breathalyzer reading
A B.C. driver who claimed his ketogenic diet caused a false breathalyzer reading has been refused a second chance to challenge the three-day driving prohibition he received after taking the test.
How a Single Drop of Olive Oil Led to a Great Leap Forward in Physics
It’s a superfood for a reason.
How an NBA Skills Coach Trains Carmelo Anthony, Jimmy Butler, Donovan Mitchell & More | The Assist
"I feel like I started a whole wave in the training game." NBA skills coach Chris Brickley works with the top NBA players on perfecting their unique skill sets. From the increase Jimmy Butler saw in his shooting percentage last season to helping Paolo Banchero win rookie of the year, Chris takes...
How Basketball Coaches Train Elite Student Athletes at Sierra Canyon School
Sierra Canyon School's head varsity basketball coaches Alicia Komaki and Andre Chevalier have built an elite high school basketball program that excels at everything from winning championships to top tier education and mental health initiatives for their student athletes. Standout players like...
How to Live Forever or Die Trying
At RAADfest, a gathering devoted to “radical life extension,” no pathway to eternal life is off the table.
Doctors Explain How to Improve Your Circulation for Healthier Blood Flow
These simple habits will help keep heart and vascular disease out of your future.
Why Antidepressants Take So Long to Work
A clinical trial reveals the first evidence of how the brain restructures physically in the first month on SSRIs—and the link between neuroplasticity and depression.
How to Grow (Good) Weed Indoors
Everything beginners need to know about growing cannabis indoors.
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How to Add Heat to Your Food Without Scorching Your Tastebuds
Not all spice needs to set your mouth on fire. Here are a few ways to add heat to your meals in a controlled manner.
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Focusing on functional fitness in your 20s and 30s can help you stay ready for anything — and many exercises can help you achieve it
Functional fitness can help you to be as physically capable as possible.
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Are Halloween pumpkins a future superfood?
Pumpkins usually only appear over Halloween. But this drought-tolerant, stable and versatile crop is packed with nutrition. Could it be the superfood of the future?
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Vent Writing Is the Cathartic Opposite of Gratitude Journaling—And Therapists Say It Can Help You Cope With Everyday Angst
Is your boss being a bully? Has your husband left out his dirty dishes for the upteenth time? Voice your pettiest grievances with vent writing, a journaling practice that therapists say can provide relief and clarity.
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Do antibiotics really wipe out your gut bacteria?
Antibiotics are a staple of modern medicine and save millions of lives every year. But they are also harming the normal bacterial system our health relies on.
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How hunger can warp our minds
Hunger is a powerful sensation, and it can overwhelm our brain's ability to carry out other tasks.
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Are flours made with pulses better for us?
Bean and pea-based flours are higher in fibre, as well as beneficial fats and essential amino acids. But does that make them a better alternative?
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Why cultivated meat is still so hard to find
It's been 10 years since the first burger made from laboratory-grown meat was eaten. So why is it still only available in one country, in one restaurant, only on Thursdays?
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Europe's unique trials in food 'social security'
As food prices rise around the world and access to healthy nutrition falls, trials in France and Belgium are experimenting with a unique "social security" for food.
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Should you avoid eating burnt food?
Do you scrape the burnt bits off a piece of toast? Recent research suggests that might not be a bad idea…
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Why clean air is a luxury that many can't afford
Although almost everyone in the world now breathes air that is polluted in some way, the unfolding story of air pollution is one of environmental inequality.
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The painful puzzle of diseases that have no name
Helene Cederroth lost three children to an undiagnosed disease. While relatively rare, such conditions affect 350 million people worldwide – and disproportionately affect children
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Why aren't there better treatments for cystitis?
Women are routinely dismissed when they report symptoms of urinary tract infections, though the consequences can be severe.
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Why syphilis is rising around the world
Syphilis is one of the oldest known sexually transmitted infections. Once thought to be in decline, it is now resurging at an alarming rate.
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What it's like living as a female psychopath
Psychopathy is a condition that reviles and fascinates in equal measure, but the stigma surrounding the disorder means it is poorly understood – especially when it occurs in women.
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Energy crisis: How living in a cold home affects your health
With the world in the grip of a global energy crisis, there are millions of people facing fuel poverty. The consequences could be wide-reaching and long-lasting.
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At-Home Cupping Devices Want To Help You Find Pain Relief. Will They Do the Trick?
Learn the benefits of and evidence for practicing decompression therapy on yourself with smart electric cupping devices you can use at home.
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Your Bones Get Stronger Every Time You Eat Calcium and Vitamin D Together—Here Are 3 Easy Recipes To Try It
These two nutrients are thick as thieves.
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More Coffee Might Be the Key to Longevity
Researchers followed thousands of people for up to 20 years and found a surprising connection between coffee consumption and longevity.
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Longevity Doctor Reveals Key Factor That Will Make You Age Faster
A longevity doctor revealed the number one thing that can make you age faster: poor quality sleep.
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A Plain Black Coffee May Have Surprising Benefits
Your daily coffee may be slowly contributing towards your ability to maintain a healthy weight over time, a Harvard study finds
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Investment in 'Longevity Clinics' Is Rising. So Are The Possible Risks to Those Who Use Them
Scientists and medical professionals urge caution in using experimental treatments
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Your Teeth Are More Interesting Than You Might Think
Why teeth whitening may not work for you, the questionable worth of orthodontics, and how you might be able to grow your third row of chompers (it exists!).
American Heart Association touts new 'portfolio diet'
The American Heart Association, the nation's preeminent organization dedicated to improving heart health has endorsed the lesser-known portfolio diet.
The BEST weight loss diet, according to AI
The powerful AI chatbot, which has quickly become an online sensation worldwide due to its rapid research abilities, told MailOnline that the hugely popular Mediterranean diet is best for weight loss.
Experts reveal the top reasons you're NOT losing weight
Hitting a plateau, a lack of sleep and not drinking enough water can hamper weight loss progress, research shows. UK experts explained how these, and other factors, could be at play.
How to Battle Mold and Mildew in Your Home
These unwelcome fungi cling to any damp area. You must destroy them.
Is It Better to Be a Little Fish in a Big Pond or a Big Fish in a Little Pond?
A young guy is the big man on campus at his high school. He’s captain of the varsity football team. Student body president. Homecoming king. Honor society. Valedictorian. Thanks to his stellar high school career, he gets accepted to a prestigious Ivy League university. But instead of continuing...
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What to Do if You’re Skinny Fat
Maybe this describes you. You’ve got skinny arms, skinny legs, hardly any pecs . . . and a belly. It might not be a big belly, but it’s a soft, doughy paunch nonetheless. You look kinda skinny, but also kinda fat. You’re skinny fat. What Is Skinny Fat? Skinny fat dudes have a normal body […]
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What is POTS? This strange disorder has doubled since the pandemic
Millions of people now live with the debilitating disorder, which can be triggered by viral illnesses like COVID-19. And many say the recommended treatment—exercise—has backfired.
Spilling the Tea: Meet Two Brothers Giving New York City Authentic Indian Chai
As an Indian, there's a word that sends shivers down our spines: "Chai Tea". Why say the same word twice? It's like saying "chai-chai", which just doesn't add u
How to Cook Your Way Through Chaotic Weeks
The best meals and strategies for mastering the art of weeknight dinners.
Food tech roundup: Mammoth meatballs, tiger steaks and zebra chops, oh my! | TechCrunch
Is it time to normalize the idea of cultivated meat? Depends on who you ask.
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How can I persuade my elderly parents to downsize – and get rid of some stuff?
After a lifetime of working to have nice things, it can be distressing to be asked to declutter and move. Getting a professional to help can make the process less of an ordeal
My mum’s depression drags me down. I feel I need to stay away | Ask Philippa
Set boundaries, says Philippa Perry. Block her number for periods so you don’t spend your days in dread and give her a contact for the Samaritans
The sleep secret: how lucid dreams can make us fitter, more creative and less anxious
Freud described dreams as windows into our repressed desires. Today, researchers are using them to boost athletic performance and help veterans with PTSD, unlocking huge benefits for us all
The business of silence: is there a hidden cost to noise cancelling?
Headphone and earplug sales are booming, but individual efforts to turn down the volume may alter our brains and surrounds in unexpected ways
Pregnant women grow tumors on their lips and tongues after injuries
The growths - diagnosed as capillary hemangiomas caused by the abnormal growth of blood vessels - are rare on the lips, with researchers saying this may be because many cases are misdiagnosed.
Researchers find 'concerning levels' of toxic metals in Hershey's
Researchers at Consumer Reports found 16 of the 48 chocolates - or a third - had high levels of lead or cadmium. Every single one contained some of the metals.
Scientists identify cancer kill 'switch' that destroys tumours
US researchers spotted a segment of a protein on the outside of tumour cells that causes them to self-destruct when activated. Experts said the findings could see existing therapies turbo-charged.
Person suspected to have BRAIN-EATING AMOEBA from swimming state park
An Arizonan has come down with a suspected case of Naegleria Fowleri, otherwise known as the brain-eating amoeba.
Scientists in Brazil develop vaccine for COCAINE addiction
Named 'Calixcoca,' it works by triggering an immune response that prevents cocaine and crack from reaching the brain, meaning users would no longer get high from the drug.
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How to beat maths anxiety | Psyche Guides
Getting stressed about maths is so common, yet there’s no need. With the right approach, you can even start enjoying it
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‘Well, That Was a Weird Moment’ and Other Signs of Dementia Family Members Should Watch For
Pay attention to changes and seek advice even when concerns are not extreme, experts on the disease say.
The plant poisons that shape our daily lives
An exploration of nature’s toxins reveals complex relationships between humans and the plant chemicals we use as foods, medicines and mind-altering drugs.
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Listening in on horror: why many women love true crime podcasts | Psyche Ideas
True crime podcasts turn violence against women into a form of entertainment. Why do so many female listeners enjoy them?
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If thinking is rational, what makes overthinking irrational? | Psyche Ideas
A philosophical perspective on overthinking offers fresh insights into the mental processes involved in anxiety and OCD
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To improve your life, consider changing your personality | Psyche Ideas
New research supports the idea that intentionally developing certain traits is not only possible, but comes with benefits
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Baby boy born over 14 pounds returns home to family
A couple in Canada has welcomed a baby boy who weighed over 14 pounds at birth.
Fraser Health receives new breast cancer screening technology
Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster has been gifted a new diagnostic analyzing device to help deliver results to breast cancer patients quicker.
Ontario lowering age for regular breast cancer screenings to 40
Ontario is lowering the age for regular, publicly funded breast cancer screenings from 50 to 40, which Health Minister Sylvia Jones says will help with early detection.
Ontario is lowering minimum age for self-referred breast cancer screenings. How do other provinces compare?
Ontario will be lowering the age for self-referral for breast cancer screenings from 50 to 40 years, making it the latest province to make the change—and spurring questions for whether more provinces will follow suit
Disabled man drags himself off plane after Air Canada fails to offer wheelchair
Airline was forced to apologize to Rodney Hodgins who flew to Las Vegas with his wife to celebrate their anniversary in August
Disabled BC man forced to drag himself off Air Canada flight
A disabled British Columbia man who can’t walk and uses a motorized wheelchair for mobility says he was forced to drag himself off an Air Canada.
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Canada desperately needs more family docs. Why are we making it harder to be one?
Depending on where you live, there’s a between one-in-three and one-in-six chance that you don’t have a family doctor. And the number of Canadians without one is rising rapidly. Now, at a time when older doctors are leaving the profession, the College of Family Physicians of Canada has announced...
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Every Burger Topping Imaginable, Ranked
Extensive burger research was conducted to bring you these definitive burger topping rankings.
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When I Missed Pizza Most, I Learned to Make It Myself
When a pizza snob moves abroad, new skills must be acquired.
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Not Every Restaurant Needs a Podcast
Crumbl, Wingstop, and others have created their own podcasts to pump messaging to consumers.
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This Detroit Delicacy Should Be as Popular as the Coney Dog
Locals love the Hani—could it ever challenge the chili dog at the national level?
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The One Unbreakable Rule of Texas Chili
Beans or no beans? Texas chili experts take sides in the debate.
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The 9 Best Fast Food Items of 2023, So Far
We're halfway through 2023. Which menu items have truly wowed us?
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The 6 Worst Fast Food Items of 2023, So Far
We're halfway through 2023. Which meals have left us with a bad taste in our mouths?
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The 6 Best Grocery Products of 2023, So Far
The snacks, canned goods, and condiments that have impressed us most in 2023.
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Rotating Sandwiches and the Weird Internet of Yesteryear
Rotating Sandwiches is the award-winning website built upon dozens of trips to the deli.
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