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Your bird feeder could be helping bird flu spread

A simple backyard habit could unintentionally help bird flu spread among wild birds, according to researchers.

Check your freezer: Outshine Fruit Bars recalled nationwide over possible glass

Dreyer's is pulling five Outshine flavors and a 24-count variety pack after consumers reported glass in the bars.

80 minutes less sleep may affect your weight

Even a modest reduction in nightly sleep may contribute to weight gain.

Home blood pressure monitoring reduced heart attack risk by 34 percent

A major study shows that regular blood pressure monitoring can have a significant impact on health.

Study of 30,000 families finds parents’ genes can influence children without being inherited

Parents’ genes can play a role in children’s development, even when the children have not inherited those genes themselves.

Your bird feeder could be helping bird flu spread

A simple backyard habit could unintentionally help bird flu spread among wild birds, according to researchers.

Check your freezer: Outshine Fruit Bars recalled nationwide over possible glass

Dreyer's is pulling five Outshine flavors and a 24-count variety pack after consumers reported glass in the bars.

80 minutes less sleep may affect your weight

Even a modest reduction in nightly sleep may contribute to weight gain.

Home blood pressure monitoring reduced heart attack risk by 34 percent

A major study shows that regular blood pressure monitoring can have a significant impact on health.

Dark chocolate may help you at the gym – without eating it

Researchers have investigated whether certain scents can influence both performance and appetite during strength training.

Study links frequent tv viewing in midlife to later brain changes

New research suggests that frequently watching TV during midlife may be linked to changes in the brain many years later.

Do you snore at night? It could affect your brain

New research suggests that a common sleep disorder could have a significant impact on brain health.

Study of 214,000 older adults reveals major differences in dementia risk across countries

A major international study shows that the risk of dementia is not the same across different countries.

A compound found in mushrooms and cheese may make vaccines more effective

Researchers have investigated whether a naturally occurring compound found in common foods can strengthen older adults' immune response after vaccination.

New research shows mosquitoes can learn to ignore mosquito repellent

New research suggests that, under certain conditions, mosquitoes can change the way they respond to a common mosquito repellent.