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A Detroit Lions fan who walked into Ford Field in 2015 with a hundred-dollar bill could cover a ticket, a beer, a hot dog and a shared parking pass, with about two dollars left over. Ten years later, ...

Whether someone is the life of the party or the one who reads the room before speaking, science has long assumed personality comes down mostly to upbringing and life experience. A massive new genetic ...

Every few months, a major artist drops a new album, and millions of fans reach for their phones to stream it. That moment of excitement, it turns out, may come with a hidden cost. A new study in JAMA ...

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Most people assume more time at the gym means more benefit. A major new study published in Cell Reports Medicine complicates that idea. Three minutes of all-out effort, spread across six 30-second ...

A morning habit shared by billions of people may be tied to men’s hormone levels in a way nobody fully expected. A large study published in European Journal of Nutrition found that men who drank more ...

Married couples who exercise, whether together or alone, report better communication, fewer serious arguments, and a stronger ability to resolve conflict, according to a new study published in Family ...

Research led by Li-Lin Liang, PhD (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University), Chen-Te Hsu, PhD, MPH (National Taiwan University of Sport) Standing on one leg for up to 30 seconds sounds like a party ...

Hearing a voice when no one is there. Feeling an overwhelming sense of love or awe with no clear cause. Sensing the presence of something, or someone, that cannot be seen. Millions of people worldwide ...

Viagra has been quietly racking up a second résumé. Best known for treating erectile dysfunction, sildenafil turns out to have a separate, previously unrecognized effect inside cancer cells: it ...

A night at the theater or an afternoon at a museum might do more than lift the spirits. A new study found that older adults who regularly visited cinemas, museums, and theaters had measurably lower ...