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Naked mole-rat DNA repair could unlock natural human longevity

What naked mole-rats lack in the looks department they make up for it in longevity, living healthily for nearly four decades. Now scientists have uncovered just how they repair their DNA – and it has the potential to be harnessed for humans to do the same.

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Category: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind

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700-lb teardrop-toadstool truck camper starts at just $12,000

One of the simplest truck camper designs we've seen, the Grumpy Bear Arctos Sport arrives looking like a toadstool chopped in half, or a teardrop trailer body on a pedestal. However you look at it, that simple form allows the camper to fit neatly in the pickup bed, without an over-cab alcove hanging off, giving buyers a transformable interior meant for sleeping, eating and relaxing through the evenings. It even has a standing height interior and a 4-season construction meant to stand up to Old Man Winter.

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Category: Pickup Campers, Adventure Vehicles, Outdoors

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Adults with ADHD should use this overlooked tactic to boost wellbeing

A first-of-its-kind study has found that recognizing – and actually using – personal strengths is linked with better wellbeing and fewer mental-health symptoms in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It also mapped which “ADHD strengths” are more commonly self-endorsed, adding nuance to a field that’s often framed around deficits.

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Category: ADHD & Autism, Brain Health, Body and Mind

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Calcium supplements found not to raise dementia risk

A large study has found that calcium supplements, long recommended for bone health, particularly in older women, don’t increase dementia risk, offering reassurance for the millions who take them to protect against osteoporosis.

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Nature’s anti-aging elixir can be found in our social lives

Friendships, community ties and family bonds may apply the brakes to natural cell aging, providing a simple way to invest in health in older age. In a massive new study, scientists have found that social connections are tied to slower biological aging and less chronic inflammation.

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Chagas disease: The silent killer creeping into US homes and kennels

Once confined to Latin America, Chagas disease – a potentially deadly parasitic infection that is spread in a gross way – is now endemic in the United States, threatening both humans and their pets in what experts are calling a silent public health crisis.

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Telescoping magnetic multi-lamp unfurls into every light you need

Three years ago, a Chinese startup called Outask had a vision for a more versatile lantern, one with an upper body shell that splits out into a tripod with magnetic mounting – pretty cool, but ultimately not cool enough for the folks who built it. It's now back with a V2.0, and the light has advanced into something even more versatile that will see many different uses at home, on the road and in the field. Small enough to slide into a jacket pocket, the new TD2 triples light output inside a versatile multi-axis chassis that makes it a pocket flashlight, table lamp, magnetic work light, area light and more.

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Category: Gear, Outdoors

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