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Being eco-friendly is the least we can do for the environment. You can make your workout routine eco-friendly, and you can do it for your nighttime routine, too! One thing we may not think about, though, is how our daily commute can be made more eco-friendly. We’re often told to carpool, but there’s got to be more to it than […]
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News about climate change is always evolving, and you may even currently believe false things about climate change, but one thing is for certain — moving toward being energy efficient is more important than ever. For example, you can make your kitchen more energy efficient by maintaining and replacing old appliances, and you can do your laundry in more energy […]
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When you’re trying to get pregnant, the last thing you need is an unreliable pregnancy test to add to the unpredictability and stress. However, with the right ovulation and pregnancy test sticks kit, you can take a few steps closer to having a more reliable result. Whether you’re trying to conceive or you think you may be pregnant when you […]
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Your grown-up bed may be a veritable cloud of high thread-count sheets, cozy comforters and pillows — but your baby’s bed needs none of that. In fact, until they’re a year old, babies should sleep with nothing in their crib but a tightly-fitted sheet. No bunting, blankets or bumpers. Even after a year, experts recommend limiting the items in a […]
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Preparing for a newborn means making decisions — and a lot of them — especially when it’s time to create your registry or purchase some of those essential items you’ll need once your little bundle of joy arrives. There are countless “this or that” scenarios to consider: disposable or reusable cloth diapers? Infant or convertible car seat? And of course, […]
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A team of researchers from the Scripps Research Institute and the University of Kansas has found a protein that could one day be manipulated to make it safer for pain sufferers to use opioids. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes their study of intentional mutations in nematodes and what they learned. Opioids are a class […]
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For centuries, the mental world of the mind and the physical world were treated as utterly distinct. While the movement of inanimate objects could be measured and ultimately predicted with the help of mathematics, the behavior of organisms appeared to be shaped by different forces under the control of the will. About 200 years ago, the German physician Ernst Heinrich […]
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Nothing makes me happier than shopping for new books, whether buying them for myself or for others. I especially enjoy shopping for children’s books and take great pleasure in finding the perfect story for a special kid. But in today’s not-quite-caught-up publishing world, this can get challenging. Although there are increasingly more options out there, it can still be difficult […]
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Our bodies are continuously concocting specific antibodies to thwart invaders like a virus or even pollen, and scientists have new information about how the essential production gets fired up and keeps up. It’s a key protective mechanism that the scientists want to better understand with the long-term goal of manipulating it to help keep us well, says Dr. Nagendra Singh, […]
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If you’ve ever wondered whether you could make a real contribution to the world but aren’t sure you have any really meaningful talents, perhaps you should look at how you play computer games. A growing body of research suggests that the virtual world can show you what you are truly capable of. While some people see video games as a […]
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