Active Ingredient in Marijuana Kills Brain Cancer Cells

New research out of Spain suggests that THC — the active ingredient in marijuana — appears to prompt the death of brain cancer
cells.
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How to Get Bruce Lee Like Strength Without Ever Going to a Gym

Bruce Lee was a paragon of cool and an icon of the ultimate bad-ass. Not only were his martial arts skills incredible, but he had such an impressive physique that even bodybuilders in the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger admired him.
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Too Much Thinking ‘Can Make You Fat’

Researchers found the stress of thinking caused overeating with heavy thinkers seeking out more calories.
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Smarter Men Have More Sperm

Women tend to like smart men because they’re usually more successful and better providers. But here’s another reason: Their sperm is better, a new study says.
Researchers at King’s College London, the University of Delaware and the University of New Mexico recently compared results from five intelligence tests given to 425 Vietnam War vets in 1985 […]

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How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?

Q: How much sleep is ideal?
A: Studies show that people who sleep between 6.5 hr. and 7.5 hr. a night, as they report, live the longest. And people who sleep 8 hr. or more, or less than 6.5 hr., they don’t live quite as long. There is just as much risk associated with sleeping too […]

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Marijuana “epidemic” shows Japan’s drug allergy

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - First a sumo wrestler, then an actor, now students at elite universities and a tennis player — the list of people caught using marijuana has sparked fears of reefer madness in Japan.
More than 2,000 people were arrested on dope charges between January and October this year, a 19 percent increase on […]

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Science of Snacks: Thinking Makes You Hungry

A study in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine contends that intellectual work—that’s right, I’m calling writing this stuff, ya know, intellectual—induces a big increase in caloric intake. The research had 14 Canadian students do three things at different times: sit and relax; complete a series of memory and attention tests; and read and summarize a text. […]

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The 20 Healthiest Places in America

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a massive report that assesses the health of the U.S. population according to a number of measures — from leisure time physical activity to smoking rates and incidence of heart disease.
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Stretching: The Truth

If you’re like most of us, you were taught the importance of warm-up exercises back in grade school, and you’ve likely continued with pretty much the same routine ever since. Science, however, has moved on. Researchers now believe that some of the more entrenched elements of many athletes’ warm-up regimens are not only a waste […]

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Biological Clock Ticking for Men Too

The drop off in fertility for women after the age of 35 is well known. Now Australian researchers have found that men face a similar decline at the same age.
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