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Stress may cancel out benefits of healthy diet, study suggests

Stressful events may cancel out the benefits of eating healthy fats, a new study suggests, but researchers noted their findings don’t give people permission to eat whatever they want when they’re feeling anxious.

Just going on vacation may change gene activity

In a new study comparing a meditation retreat with just relaxing in the same locale, both options improved stress regulation, immune function and other cellular markers in the blood.

Want to quit drinking? Abstinence works best

Some people with alcohol dependence may want to try to learn to control their drinking, with the help of a treatment program, rather than give it up entirely.

Depression during pregnancy linked to gestational diabetes

Depression during and after pregnancy may be linked to gestational diabetes, a new government study found.

Can meditation help pain after surgery?

Patients who have back surgery, a procedure that can cause severe pain for weeks, may have a new relief option beyond narcotics: meditation.

6 weird things that can mess with your memory

Feel like you’re extra forgetful lately?

Selfie shows before and after of heroin addiction

On Wednesday, a Reddit user named DisregardThisOrDont posted an incredibly powerful selfie, Stuff reports.

Aggressive? Your walk gives it away

The word swagger doesn't just describe the biomechanics of a person's gait.

Anti-bullying app matches teens with someone to sit with at lunch

Long before Mean Girls made “you can’t sit with us” a ubiquitous lunchroom line, teens everywhere were hearing it from their local plastics.

Medical marijuana programs may help cut opioid use

Making medical marijuana legal may lead to a reduction of opioid use in adults under the age of 40, a new study suggests