British Columbia to make daylight saving time permanent : NPR
- HEALTH
- March 8, 2026

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Sciatica afflicts millions of people each year—though not as many people as think they have it. A growing catchall term among the undiagnosed for all manner of back problems, sciatica is a specific lower-back nerve condition that requires specific action to address. “Early detection matters,” John Gallucci Jr. MS,
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Hello, stranger! That’s a good thing to say, as we reported in a story we published three years ago: Why a stranger’s hello can do more than just brighten your day. Correspondent Rhitu Chatterjee reported on studies showing that simply chatting with strangers has a lasting impact: It can make the participants happy. Even smiling
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June Ward (right) — pictured with her sisters Susie Gilliam (center) and Karen Douthitt (left) — carries a rare gene mutation that virtually guarantees she will get Alzheimer’s in the next few years. She is part of a network of more than 200 families with these kinds of gene mutations who have volunteered as research
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Food Court 5000 participants loop along each floor of the Lloyd Center twice for their Sunday walk on April 26 in Portland, Ore. Celeste Noche for NPR hide caption toggle caption Celeste Noche for NPR Mall walking is often seen as the domain of senior citizens who want a level, indoor path to get their
READ MOREIn January, California became the first U.S. state to require food makers to add folic acid to products like tortillas because of the high rate of neural tube defects in Hispanic infants.
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Cardiologist Eric Topol says resistance training, not just exercise, is key to longevity. Capuski/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Capuski/Getty Images It’s a strange moment for growing old. Longevity is a cultural obsession: Biohackers plunge into ice baths, influencers push peptides, and tech elites pour ungodly sums into chasing immortality. Medical breakthroughs using AI promise
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