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Study: We're Biased Against Obese People—Even If They Get Thin Rick Wilking/Reuters

Study: We're Biased Against Obese People—Even If They Get Thin

New research shows that shedding the unwanted pounds doesn't erase the prejudice against women with a history of weight issues.

Want the Simplest Way to Exercise More? Count Your Steps Giorgos Michalogiorgakis/Flickr

Want the Simplest Way to Exercise More? Count Your Steps

Australian researchers found that pedometer-wearing seniors exercised more than twice as much as a control group given identical counseling and instructions.

It's Not Just You: 'Old Person Smell' Is Real Blude/Flickr

It's Not Just You: 'Old Person Smell' Is Real

Many young people can correctly identify the age of a person based on their scent.

When a Breast-Cancer Researcher Becomes the Patient YouTube

When a Breast-Cancer Researcher Becomes the Patient

For one scientist, studying cancer suddenly got very personal.

Cracking Your Knuckles Can Give You Arthritis: Science or Myth? orijinal/Flickr

Cracking Your Knuckles Can Give You Arthritis: Science or Myth?

Research shows no link between the compulsive habit and the painful joint condition.

The Secrets of the Healthy Mind Ed Yourdon/Flickr

The Secrets of the Healthy Mind

A recent review suggests that scientists are still only beginning to probe the brain states associated with kindness and well-being.

Infographic: The Average Person Gets 9,672 Minor Injuries in a Lifetime timlewisnm/Flickr

Infographic: The Average Person Gets 9,672 Minor Injuries in a Lifetime

From cuts and scrapes to close encounters of the shaving kind, our bodies can take quite a beating over the years.

Study of the Day: A Diet Loaded With Sugar Makes Rats Dumber Shutterstock

Study of the Day: A Diet Loaded With Sugar Makes Rats Dumber

New research in the Journal of Physiology suggests that fructose disrupts learning and memory, but omega-3 fatty acids can help.

What Do You Know: Antidepressants Relieve Arthritis Pain Shutterstock

What Do You Know: Antidepressants Relieve Arthritis Pain

Though they don't appear to work for everyone and have serious side effects, they may be one solution to a difficult medical problem.

Study of the Weekend: Keep Your Commute to Less Than 15 Miles (or Else) Shutterstock

Study of the Weekend: Keep Your Commute to Less Than 15 Miles (or Else)

New research suggests that people whose office are 15 miles away from their home get insufficient exercise and are at greater risk of obesity.

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