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Undervalued by many teens, sleep holds the key to better performance Getting roughly 8 to 10 hours of sleep a night is difficult for most student-athletes to accomplish, especially while trying to...
Cold or warm, red or blue, tall or short, thin or thick, sippy or straw: it’s up to you! Easily personalized, convenient, and good for your body, water bottles are a helpful essential for hydration....
Experts, teachers consider tech’s impact on child development Does the technology that fills modern life impact the way kids learn to think? "The key thing that I would want all parents to know is...
How COVID has evolved through the years. This march marks the fourth anniversary of the COVID-19 shutdown. The virus has changed so much. This virus in the beginning was very contagious and caught...
Why many neighbors struggle to meet basic needs, and how you can help As humans, we constantly rely on food to survive, and it should be a right to have access to it. However, that is far from the...
Algorithms fuel bad trends Ever been scrolling through TikTok or Instagram and you start seeing a lot of people taking part in the same activities or expressing the same ideas? These trends,...
Tobacco’s damage is even more devastating on people struggling with their mental health Commercial tobacco use is...
Usage of Tik-Tok conflict teens, teachers and the FBI The FBI director, Christopher Wray deemed the popular social...
1 million deaths per year that we can prevent: why the ocean's health matters -- and depends on -- everyone Plastic...
The connection between music and our memory. 1. If you take a moment to think about the song "Happy Birthday", it may...
When athletes struggle with food The pressures of sport can trigger eating disorders "I saw others in my sport...
A different option for the terminally ill "My dad was really the most amazing person," recalled 16-year-old Elena...
Creating a virtual world may wreak havoc on the real one Jennifer Lopez is engaged to Ben Affleck. Britney Spears is...
Russia invades Ukraine, retreats from ISS Minnehaha's annual space-station project may take new directions in future...
COVID-19 essential workers fighting on the frontline For front-line health care workers, the pandemic has brought many...