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Can a Tick Bite Turn You Into A Vegetarian?

  Human Bizarre | August 15, 2012 | Jen

Amblyomma americanum, the “Lone Star tick,” is turning all kinds of people across the U.S. South from typical human omnivores to  born-again vegetarians without their knowledge or consent. How can such a little arachnid cause such …

Posted in Human Bizarre | Tagged allergy, biology, diet, health, meat, physiology, vegetarian

Why Does Sweat (Sometimes) Smell?

  Live Better | July 23, 2012 | Jen
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Keeping our body at a consistent temperature is an important but sometimes smelly process. A glass of sweat, if you could get one, would have virtually zero odor. But spend anytime in a gym, or …

Posted in Live Better | Tagged biology, chemistry, physiology, science

Scrub Your Body’s Cells – Exercise!

  Live Better | July 17, 2012 | Jen
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Oh exercise…is there anything you can’t do? Giving your cardiovascular system a workout as been implicated in enhancing your creative streak, lifting you out of the doldrums, and, of course, dropping your risk for physical problems. The good …

Posted in Live Better | Tagged biology, exercise, physiology

No Pulse: How Doctors Reinvented the Artificial Heart

  Live Better | March 28, 2012 | Jen
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Building a better, “beat-less” heart…

Posted in Live Better | Tagged biology, circulatory system, Dan Baum, medicine, physiology, PopSci, Popsci.com, surgery, technology

Three Ways to Get a Wicked but Legal Endorphin Jolt

  Live Better | September 22, 2011 | Jen
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You probably already know that that activities like exercise and sex can give you a natural high. Here are three other ways to get your toes to curl – and none of them will put you behind bars.

Posted in Live Better | Tagged anatomy, biology, eating, fear, food, happiness, hormones, horror, laughter, physiology

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Joseph Pulitzer – The Daily Human for April 10, 2013

Joseph Pulitzer - The Daily Human for April 10, 2013

The Hungarian-born journalist migrated to the United States near the end of the civil war. Recruited to serve in Massachusetts, he instead joined the Lincoln Cavalry in New York serving with Sheridan’s Troopers. Following the war he struggled to find work, faring poorly until settling in St. Read more >>>

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