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Got Allergies? Researchers Identify When Pollen Counts Are Lowest During the Day

Health / 3 min. read

Good news for allergy sufferers: Researchers have issued more guidance on how to avoid high levels of pollen. A recent study presented at this year’s American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting found that pollen in the air is typically at its lowest between 4 a.m. and noon. Pollen is produced by […]

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Electric Pulses Delivered to Spinal Nerves Are Helping Paralyzed People Walk Again: Here’s Why

Health / 3 min. read

In 2018, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland, neuroscientist Dr. Grégoire Courtine conducted a medical trial in which three paralyzed people — all of whom suffered from severe or complete motor paralysis and had minimal sensation in their legs — were treated with a technique known as epidural electrical stimulation (EES)

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How Old Spanish Vines May Bring New Hope to the Wine Industry in the Face of Climate Change

Environment / 3 min. read

Winemaking has been around for a long time — at least 8,000 years, give or take, according to archeological evidence. As with most crop-reliant industries, climate change is starting to impact wine production due to extreme weather and rising temperatures. Increased heat has been causing grapes to mature faster, resulting in higher alcohol content and

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Mindfulness Meditation Is Equally Effective as Medication in Treating Anxiety: Study

Health / 3 min. read

Over 40 million adults in the United States struggle with anxiety. Both medication and meditation practices, including mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), have previously proved helpful for alleviating symptoms. But in a new study out of Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC), researchers compared the two treatments directly for the first time — and found them to

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Niagara Falls: Inside Its 115-Year-Old, “Deep Underground” Tunnel That’s Now Open to the Public

Culture, Environment / 3 min. read

Niagara Falls State Park is the oldest state park in the U.S., stretching over 400 acres and welcoming millions of annual visitors to witness the 3,160 tons of water that flow over the falls every second. If you’ve never visited the magnificent park, located on the border of New York and Ontario, Canada, and teeming

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100 Years of Pup Power: Inside the Lives of Alaska’s Iconic Sled Dogs at Denali National Park

Culture / 3 min. read

When you think of Alaska, a dog sled team trekking across rugged snow-covered terrain may come to mind as an iconic aspect of the state’s larger-than-life identity. As it turns out, it’s simply part of daily life within the vast confines of Denali National Park and Preserve.     This past winter kicked off the centennial celebration

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Assistance League Documentary Highlights 125-Year-Old Charity and Its Pioneering Female Founder

Exclusive, Humanity / 3 min. read

Update (10/4/23): A Pebble in the Pond is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Tubi Anne Banning was a passionate philanthropist whose many charitable contributions include helping spearhead Assistance League (AL) in the mid-1890s, a nationwide nonprofit that is still active today. But because she was largely credited for her work under

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actress Ann Benson stands in front of an Operation School Bell sign and holds up a string of letters that say "Thankful" during filming of the Assistance League documentary A Pebble in the Pond

Gene Identified as a Possible Target in Fatal, Treatment-Resistant Brain Cancer

Health, Science / 3 min. read

A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has identified a gene that plays a key role in the growth of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a rare and lethal brain cancer that has no known cure. The new research suggests that focusing on this gene, called P300, could help provide a therapeutic target

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Mount Everest Mementos From First Summit in 1953 Sell for Thousands at Auction — See Photos

Culture / 3 min. read

A packet once containing food that sustained the first explorers to successfully summit Mount Everest in 1953 went under the hammer on October 29. The vestige of the triumphant expedition was part of a cache of other mementos owned by late English adventurer, author, and filmmaker Tom Stobart, who served as an official documentarian during

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an image shows a tool, a camera, and other mementos from the 1953 Mt. Everest expedition
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