Amy Ellis Nutt The Washington Post
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The Town That Gave The World Spam Is Proud To Be 'Autism-Friendly'
The tall teenager with the buzz cut opened the museum door, extended a large hand and said cheerily, "Welcome to the Spam Museum."
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Mental Health Care No Longer Limited To Drugs And Councelling, Try This App Instead
Mental-health care is no longer limited to psychiatric drugs and face-to-face counseling. Zach Schleien started to look out for other alternatives. He found a private online community for people in life-or-death struggles.
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Why Kids And Teens May Face Far More Anxiety These Days
Anxiety, not depression, is the leading mental health issue among American youths, and clinicians and research both suggest it is rising.
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Can A 1-Year-Old Reason Like A Scientist? Yes, New Research Concludes.
In intriguing research, a team of scientists may have discovered the earliest age at which a person can reason logically: 12 months.
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Why Do Some Male Trees Turn Female?
A lot of trees have some type of flower, which contains their sexual organs. The showier plants, like cherry, magnolia and dogwood, flaunt their sexuality. But for many trees, you can barely notice or see their blossoms.
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Why Didn't The Officer Rush Into Florida's Parkland School Mass Shooting?
The sheriff deputy was armed and in uniform, standing outside the Florida school where a gunman was methodically killing students, authorities said Thursday night. And yet he did nothing.
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'The Woebot Will See You Now' - The Rise Of Chatbot Therapy
Ever heard of a chatbot therapy? Meet Woebot!
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From Cloud Nine To Climate Change, Here's Why You Should Always Look Up
The sky has brought nothing but trouble lately - hurricanes, tornadoes, torrential rain. For good reason, people look up with wary eyes. On ordinary days, a pleasant wisp of white or a menacing thunderhead serve a more pedestrian preoccupation, a pragmatic barometer for how to dress or where to go.
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Gays Can Be Reformed, Just Like Arsonists, Trump's New Domestic Policy Adviser Has Said
Ken Blackwell, tapped last week by President-elect Donald Trump to head domestic policy during the businessman's transition to the White House, has made anti-LGBT statements for years. Among them: Homosexuality is a sin, and gay people, just like petty thieves and fire-setters, can be rehabilitated.
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In A Medical First, Brain Implant Allows Paralyzed Man To Feel Again
For the first time, scientists have helped a paralyzed man experience the sense of touch through the use of a mind-controlled robotic arm.
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A Town Tries To Care For, And Let Go Of, Its Oldest Resident - A 600-Year-Old Oak
Well before Columbus sailed to the New World and even before Gutenberg invented the printing press, there grew a great oak tree in a land that would one day be called New Jersey.
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Truth And Transgender At Age 70
It was an operation he'd long ago dismissed as unattainable - but one his wife said he deserved to have. She'd traveled the arc of his life, supportive even after his bombshell confession.
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The Surprisingly Easy Way to Reduce Your Anxiety, Thank You Very Much
It isn't easy being anxious. The good news: Curbing your anxiety may be easier than you think - perhaps as easy as saying "thank you."
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In Losing Weight, Men May Get More Help From Their Brains Than Women Do
If you've ever wondered how it is that men can cut out a few desserts and quickly drop 10 pounds, while women tortuously calorie-count their way to incremental weight loss, a new study may have the explanation.
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Loneliness Grows From Individual Ache To Public Health Hazard
It torments the young and terrorizes the old. It carved "caverns" in Emily Dickinson's soul and left William Blake "bereaved of light."
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The Town That Gave The World Spam Is Proud To Be 'Autism-Friendly'
The tall teenager with the buzz cut opened the museum door, extended a large hand and said cheerily, "Welcome to the Spam Museum."
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Mental Health Care No Longer Limited To Drugs And Councelling, Try This App Instead
Mental-health care is no longer limited to psychiatric drugs and face-to-face counseling. Zach Schleien started to look out for other alternatives. He found a private online community for people in life-or-death struggles.
-
Why Kids And Teens May Face Far More Anxiety These Days
Anxiety, not depression, is the leading mental health issue among American youths, and clinicians and research both suggest it is rising.
-
Can A 1-Year-Old Reason Like A Scientist? Yes, New Research Concludes.
In intriguing research, a team of scientists may have discovered the earliest age at which a person can reason logically: 12 months.
-
Why Do Some Male Trees Turn Female?
A lot of trees have some type of flower, which contains their sexual organs. The showier plants, like cherry, magnolia and dogwood, flaunt their sexuality. But for many trees, you can barely notice or see their blossoms.
-
Why Didn't The Officer Rush Into Florida's Parkland School Mass Shooting?
The sheriff deputy was armed and in uniform, standing outside the Florida school where a gunman was methodically killing students, authorities said Thursday night. And yet he did nothing.
-
'The Woebot Will See You Now' - The Rise Of Chatbot Therapy
Ever heard of a chatbot therapy? Meet Woebot!
-
From Cloud Nine To Climate Change, Here's Why You Should Always Look Up
The sky has brought nothing but trouble lately - hurricanes, tornadoes, torrential rain. For good reason, people look up with wary eyes. On ordinary days, a pleasant wisp of white or a menacing thunderhead serve a more pedestrian preoccupation, a pragmatic barometer for how to dress or where to go.
-
Gays Can Be Reformed, Just Like Arsonists, Trump's New Domestic Policy Adviser Has Said
Ken Blackwell, tapped last week by President-elect Donald Trump to head domestic policy during the businessman's transition to the White House, has made anti-LGBT statements for years. Among them: Homosexuality is a sin, and gay people, just like petty thieves and fire-setters, can be rehabilitated.
-
In A Medical First, Brain Implant Allows Paralyzed Man To Feel Again
For the first time, scientists have helped a paralyzed man experience the sense of touch through the use of a mind-controlled robotic arm.
-
A Town Tries To Care For, And Let Go Of, Its Oldest Resident - A 600-Year-Old Oak
Well before Columbus sailed to the New World and even before Gutenberg invented the printing press, there grew a great oak tree in a land that would one day be called New Jersey.
-
Truth And Transgender At Age 70
It was an operation he'd long ago dismissed as unattainable - but one his wife said he deserved to have. She'd traveled the arc of his life, supportive even after his bombshell confession.
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The Surprisingly Easy Way to Reduce Your Anxiety, Thank You Very Much
It isn't easy being anxious. The good news: Curbing your anxiety may be easier than you think - perhaps as easy as saying "thank you."
-
In Losing Weight, Men May Get More Help From Their Brains Than Women Do
If you've ever wondered how it is that men can cut out a few desserts and quickly drop 10 pounds, while women tortuously calorie-count their way to incremental weight loss, a new study may have the explanation.
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Loneliness Grows From Individual Ache To Public Health Hazard
It torments the young and terrorizes the old. It carved "caverns" in Emily Dickinson's soul and left William Blake "bereaved of light."
