If you’re a beginner in the running world, you may not know how to breathe while running – but it doesn’t have to be the massive stressor that your mind has you to believe. As soon as we start to…
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A Pro Fighter Demonstrates How to Throw Georges St-Pierre’s ‘Superman’ Punch
Georges St-Pierre had one of the most notable careers in UFC history, and along with a Hall of Fame record, he also had several moves that set him apart from his competition. One of these deadly jabs, his take on…
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How your pet changes your brain chemistry for the better
For many people, the decision to get a pet is a natural one, because they grew up with pets and a home feels incomplete without one. Some people are looking for company as an antidote to sadness or loneliness, or…
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How the brain accounts for uncertainties in motor planning
In baseball, a pitch can take as little as 400 milliseconds to reach the plate. With a typical reaction time of 200 milliseconds and a swing of about 150 milliseconds, a batter must decide whether to swing and how to…
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How much fiber should you eat?
It’s a muggy morning in late August in Durham, N.C.—the temperature has already hit 85 degrees by 9 a.m.—and Jeff Letourneau is headed into the woods. The Ph.D. student in Duke’s Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology is out looking…
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How Many Treatments Does CoolSculpting Usually Take?
Prostock-studio/Shutterstock By Thalia Ortiz/Sept. 13, 2021 2:01 pm EDT If you’ve ever hit the gym to start up a new exercise plan, you might notice that there are some areas where pockets of fat can stubbornly stick despite your best efforts….
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How ADHD And Dopamine Are Connected
Billion Photos/Shutterstock By Rachel Dillin/Sept. 7, 2021 4:16 pm EDT If you or somebody you know has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), chances are you’ve tried to learn something about living with it or treating it. Healthline reported that people with…
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How Prioritizing Your Children Can Do Wonders For Your Pantry Space
fizkes/Shutterstock By Preston Smith/Sept. 6, 2021 1:29 pm EDT Pantries are sacred places. They house all our food and cooking supplies, and with cooking and food being such important cornerstones of both culture and everyday life, your pantry inherently means a…
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How does EMDR therapy help people who have experienced trauma?
Earlier this year, Prince Harry revealed he has used a therapy called EMDR to cope with anxiety and trauma, including trauma resulting from his mother Princess Diana’s death when he was 12. He demonstrates the technique in the Apple TV+…
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Insights into how a stroke affects reading could help with rehabilitation
Georgetown University researchers, looking at the ability of people to sound out words after a stroke, found that knowing which region of the brain was impacted by the stroke could have important implications for helping target rehabilitation efforts. The finding…
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