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This week, we explore the weather-body connection, discover ‘immune amnesia’, learn how super-processed foods hurt body and mind ... and see how your overstressed brain relaxes in nature. Plus, those whales.

A man stretches in front of the Hudson River, NY.

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Why stormy weather is often linked to joint pain and migraines

Many patients swear their pain worsens when the weather shifts, but studies have shown mixed results. Here’s what we know about the link—and what you might be able to do about it.

WEATHER, OR NOT?

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You're not imagining it—winters are getting warmer

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Does sickness have a smell? Yes. What is it?

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How your overstressed brain relaxes in nature

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How your body bounces back without alcohol

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What is cortisol—and how do you know if it's actually too high?

A large group of ultra-processed and fried foods including pizza, burgers, fries, onion rings, and hotdogs

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UIltra-processed foods hurt your body AND mind

Can potato chips kill you? A new study confirms the danger to your cardiovascular system from these super-processed foods. How did companies suck us into such bad foods?

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How sugar and fat affect your brain

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Your body needs whole grains. Here’s how to find the most effective ones.

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5 things you should know before trusting that supplement

An Ozempic needle injection pen photographed against a red background

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Wait, Ozempic can help with inflammation, too?

And Mounjaro as well? A new study in mice shows that the popular weight loss drugs can lower inflammation. What might this mean for the treatment of other diseases and neurodegenerative conditions?

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What foods should you eat to reduce inflammation?

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Can ending inflammation help win our battle against depression?

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Some call it ‘nature's Ozempic.’ Are the claims too good to be true?

A colored transmission electron micrographic view of measles virus particles, which appear as three amorphous blobs surrounded by grey protein envelopes.

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What is 'immune amnesia?' This long-term side effect of measles is newly relevant.

Measles, one of the most contagious viruses in existence, can have devastating impacts, including deadly complications that arise years after the initial infection. Here’s what we know.

A VACCINE CONNECTION?

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’Excuse me, who am I?’ A fugue state, explained

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This scientist wants to implant—and steal—memories

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These techniques may help keep your memory sharp

A woman's hand gently resting atop the hand of an older man who is in a wheelchair.

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Demand for death doulas has soared. Here's how they help patients go with grace.

What does it mean to have the “best possible death?” A growing number of end-of-life doulas are helping patients and families figure that out.

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