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Sant Jordi, the celebration of love and literacy

BARCELONA, May 18 — “And you, are you one of those girls who say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to a dance?” a young man once asked the teenaged Sonia Prado at a discotheque.She replied: “Usually, ...

Shake off a bad mood with a happy song

JEFFERSON CITY, May 17 — Music can affect how you feel, and now a new study finds that listening to a happy song to boost your mood can help you do just that.Researchers from the ...

Getting fit in middle age may protect your heart

TEXAS, May 17 — Middle-aged people who are overweight or out of shape may think it's too late to get fit. But new US research finds that shaping up in midlife can reduce risk for ...

Researchers make embryonic stem cells from skin

WASHINGTON, May 17 — US researchers reported a breakthrough in stem cell research on Wednesday, describing how they have turned human skin cells into embryonic stem cells for the ...

Struggling with math? Plug in to improve

LONDON, May 17 — Applying painless but targeted electrical stimulation to parts of the brain that play a role in number manipulation may in future be a way to help people who ...
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