Health & Wellness

This section covers health. For example: How to not get a cold. How to lift weights correctly. Or how to avoid stress during the holidays.

Why is Swimming the Best Sport?

Why is Swimming the Best Sport?

Swimming is one of the best sports you can do. It exercises your cardio-respiratory health, your muscular endurance, and it tests your flexibility. Here are some reasons why you should swim. Swimming...

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Why Should You Wear a Swim Cap?

Why Should You Wear a Swim Cap?

Many swimmers use swim caps, especially girls, to keep hair out of their faces. But, did you know that swim caps have more than one purpose? Swim caps are designed to be multi-purpose. They were originally...

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Can Dogs See Color?

Can Dogs See Color?

Many people think that dogs can only see in black and white. That is not true. Dogs can see shades of blue, yellow, and green. When these shades of colors are combined, dogs can see shades of grayish...

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Amazon Alexa Improvement; Now Handles Patient Health Information

Amazon Alexa Improvement; Now Handles Patient Health Information

By: Maryam Malik, Journalist

As you may know, Alexa is a virtual assistant that has been incorporated in an increasing number of households these past few years. Amazon, one of the largest e-commerce companies of this day and age,...

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First Malaria Vaccine Ever!

First Malaria Vaccine Ever!

By: Sam Bennion, Journalist

Malaria is a huge problem, especially in Africa, where it is quite a common disease. Every year, there are 200 million cases and 435 thousand deaths. The RTS,S vaccine could change all this. RTS,S is...

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Fireworks in Space

As NASA engineers have found out, space travel can make your genes turn on and off. Almost as soon as an astronaut gets into space, their gene expression looks like fireworks in the night sky. This still...

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The DrinKup Smart Water Bottle

The DrinKup Smart Water Bottle

Do you have trouble drinking the amount of water you should? Now with the DrinKup's help you don't have to worry about remembering to drink a healthy amount of water. The DrinKup is a water bottle with...

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New Medicine That Can Increase The Speed Of Wounds Healing.

https://interestingengineering.com/new-regenerative-hydrogel-could-accelerate-the-healing-of-wounds A group called UNH was able to develop a medicine that goes in your body to heal and cure injuries...

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Wheelchair To Walking Again

Wheelchair To Walking Again

Roy Palmer is a 49 year old man that had multiple sclerosis for almost a decade, that left he in a wheelchair. He heard about a radical stem cell and thought it was worth the risk after he seeing get it...

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New Research Might End The Flu Shots

New Research Might End The Flu Shots

It's the time of the year again,The flu season kills tens of thousands of people every year and is a major drain on medical and economic resources. If you are young and healthy you think it the normal...

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They Did Surgery On A Grape

They Did Surgery On A Grape

A surgery on a grape may seem silly, but the now famous video was used by an Australian healthcare provider in order to exhibit the precision of their new medical robot tool, the da Vinci Surgical System....

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The Therapeutic Contacts

The Therapeutic Contacts

Researchers are looking for ways to treat eye injuries. Eye injuries are hard to treat and can have some very serious complications but sometimes there is little chance of making full recovery. A team...

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