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How Puberty, Pregnancy And Perimenopause Impact Women's Mental Health
NPR's Morning Edition explores the key reproductive shifts in women's lives — puberty, pregnancy and perimenopause — and how the changes during those times could impact mental and emotional health. -
Ready For Your First Marathon? Training Can Cut Years Off Your Cardiovascular Age
More reasons to commit to a race: A new study shows that novice runners who take on a marathon significantly improved their heart health. We've got tips to get you started. -
Wikipedia’s Volunteer Army
Unvetted, unpaid, and underappreciated — how Wikipedia’s band of volunteers is changing the internet. -
Teen Girls Don't Need Routine Pelvic Exams. Why Are Doctors Doing So Many?
Guidelines around the procedures have changed, but physicians' habits haven't, according to a new study. -
Facebook Again Refuses To Ban Political Ads, Even False Ones
Despite escalating pressure ahead of the 2020 presidential election, Facebook reaffirmed its freewheeling policy on political ads Thursday, saying it won’t ban them, won’t fact-check them and won’t limit how they can be targeted to specific groups of people. -
Polly Share A Cracker? Parrots Can Practice Acts Of Kindness, Study Finds
Researchers found that African grey parrots voluntarily helped a partner get a food reward by giving the other bird a valuable metal token that could be exchanged for a walnut. -
Patients, Doctors, Press On For Clues To The Source Of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Doctors at the National Institutes of Health are engaging in a study to try to find the cause of, and treatments for, chronic fatigue syndrome. -
A Stargazer's Guide To 2020
Kelly Beatty from Sky and Telescope Magazine surveys mission launches, new spacecraft, and celestial highlights coming in 2020. -
What's Next In Tech? We Dodged Robots At CES To Find Out
At the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the gadgets range from big-screen TVs and 5G networks to futuristic health care devices and toilet-paper-toting robots. -
Hope, Happiness, And Social Connection: Hidden Benefits Of Regular Exercise
A new book, The Joy of Movement, offers more motivation to exercise. It's not just about getting fit or looking good: Exercise can give you courage, pleasure, and better friendships.