
Psychology
Too much sitting could hurt your mental health
As inactivity increases, so does risk of depression and other mental health problems, new studies show. But breaks for even light activity can help.
As inactivity increases, so does risk of depression and other mental health problems, new studies show. But breaks for even light activity can help.
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By rolling an immune therapy into a toothbrushing routine, one company hopes to show its product can build and maintain tolerance to peanut allergens.
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When labs shut down due to COVID-19, teens took their science fair projects to the internet and … sometimes even to the bathroom.
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