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By SINDYA N. BHANOO DEC. 7, 2015 (original article) Moderate levels of exercise may increase the brain’s flexibility and improve learning, a new study suggests. The visual cortex, the part of the brain that processes visual information, loses the ability … Continue reading →

By KIRA PEIKOFFDEC. 7, 2015 (original article) Dr. Sam Parnia, the director of resuscitation research at Stony Brook Hospital, compared CPR to driving an outdated automobile. CreditUli Seit for The New York Times If you have a stroke, your odds … Continue reading →

JORDAN GALLOWAYNEW YORK DAILY NEWS 10/05/2015 12:26 PM ET  (original article) Seniors looking to make adjustments to their Medicare coverage during the annual open enrollment period, which takes place every fall from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, are turning to … Continue reading →

By Kelly Wallace, CNN (original article) Updated 7:59 AM ET, Thu December 10, 2015 Kelly Wallace is CNN’s digital correspondent and editor-at-large covering family, career and life. Read her other columns, and follow her reports at CNN Parents and on … Continue reading →

ADAM EDELMANNEW YORK DAILY NEWS Updated: Today, 3:35 PM ET email ALEX WONG/GETTY IMAGES ‘Most of the black scientists in this country do not come from the most advanced schools,’ Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a noted opponent of affirmative … Continue reading →

Drug overdoses kill more Americans than car crashes and firearms. Prescription drugs kill more people in the U.S. than any other drug, but heroin overdose deaths have exploded, leading the Drug Enforcement Administration to declare both as the most threatening … Continue reading →

Posted: 11/04/2015 09:41 AM EST | Edited: 11/04/2015 06:34 PM EST Beware of excessive screen scrolling. Lindsay HolmesHealthy Living Editor, The Huffington Post (original article) Teen Instagram star Essena O’Neill amassed a large following just based on photos of her … Continue reading →

Socioeconomic status didn’t explain racial disparities in life expectancy after a heart attack. THOMAS BARWICK VIA GETTY IMAGES (Reuters Health) – After a heart attack, black patients typically don’t live as long as whites – a racial difference that is … Continue reading →

From Spine-Health.com Neck pain is usually caused by injuries and sprains associated with the muscles, tendons, and ligaments around the cervical spine (upper part of the spine, or the neck), but it can also be caused by a cervical herniated … Continue reading →

By Alessandro Demaio The latest dubious tactic of global soda giant Coca-Cola has now been revealed for what it is — a move by an industry with a threatened financial future to confuse science, policy and the public in order … Continue reading →