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December 2019

Eat Mushrooms to Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer

Nov 27, 2019 09:30AM

Research finds that consuming culinary mushrooms three times a week can lower the chance of developing prostate cancer by 17 percent.

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Maintain a Healthy Diet and Weight to Lower Cataract Risk

Nov 27, 2019 09:30AM

Maintaining a healthy body mass index (BMI) of less than 25, combined with a healthy diet, can reduce the risk of developing cataracts.

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Train Students in Mindfulness to Reduce Stress and Improve Grades

Nov 27, 2019 09:30AM

Middle school students who receive mindfulness training experience lower stress levels, less depression and improved academic performance.

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Reduce Blood Pressure and Heart Attacks With Better Gut Bacteria

Nov 27, 2019 09:30AM

Gut bacteria may affect how hypertensive patients respond to medications and whether cardiac patients are more likely to have heart attacks.

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Eat a Better Diet to Improve Gut Bacteria

Nov 27, 2019 09:30AM

Those with higher quality diets have significantly better gut bacteria diversity, a factor linked to reduced risk for a variety of diseases.

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Marry to Halve the Risk of Dementia

Nov 27, 2019 09:30AM

Researchers find unmarried individuals—cohabiting, divorced, separated, widowed and never married—have significantly higher odds of developing dementia than their married counterparts.

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Extreme Weather Events Affect Mental Well-Being

Nov 27, 2019 09:30AM

People that experience storm and flood damage to their homes are about 50 percent more likely to experience depression and anxiety.

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Eat Nuts to Reduce Odds of Death From Heart Disease

Nov 27, 2019 09:30AM

Eating nuts, a good source of unsaturated fat, two or more times per week have a 17 percent lower risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke.

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Lab Steak: Making Meat Without Animals

Nov 27, 2019 09:30AM

The Alliance for Meat, Poultry and Seafood Innovation is seeking to create real meat from animal cells without the need to slaughter animals.

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Nature Cure: Forests and Shrubs Lower Medical Costs

Nov 27, 2019 09:30AM

Higher levels of forest and shrub cover throughout the country correspond to lower levels of Medicare health care spending.

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