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Transform your anxiety into something useful. Here’s how
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How internet addiction may affect your teen’s brain, according to a new study
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Why replacing alcohol with weed is a growing trend in the US
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A new report details the benefits and drawbacks young people see in social media, and how they manage both.
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How teens view social media’s impact on their mental health
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If you think you can’t focus for long, you’re right
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Everyone says the internet is bad for you, except these experts
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Happiness: Is your glass half full?
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Relationships

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Boys on the fringe of society aren’t so different from yours, this boy mom says
If your kid just told you they’re trans, here’s what you should know
It turns out that empathy is contagious, so try to pay it forward
How to survive ‘Maycember’ in three almost-easy steps
What moms really need: Less body-shaming, more support

Fitness

More activity and less sitting to watch TV may give you better chances at healthy aging, study showed.
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5 secrets to moving better and preventing avoidable injury
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Food

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Plant-based ultraprocessed foods linked to heart disease, early death, study says
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Planet-first diet cuts risk of early death by nearly a third, study says
Common low-calorie sweetener linked to heart attack and stroke, study finds
Mediterranean diet helps women live much longer, a large new study finds

Sleep

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He was the first person to be diagnosed with a new sleep disorder. It led to a scientific breakthrough
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