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☆ People are lonely. Small steps in your community can make a difference
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Editor’s Note: One Small Thing is a new series to help you take a simple step toward a healthy, impactful goal. But a little more investment in your community may make a big difference, said Dr. Gail Saltz, clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. One in 5 adults in the United States reported feeling loneliness “a lot of the day yesterday,” according to Gallup data released Tuesday. Building back deeper, more intimate connections may feel hard to do quickly to address your loneliness, but turning your attention to invest in your community may be one small thing you can do to help, Saltz said. Even small daily interactions with strangers in a coffee shop can help boost your mood when you're feeling lonely.

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☆ Influencers rode out Hurricane Milton for the content. Why are we watching?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

He then decided to stay put for Hurricane Milton, posting about his prep and decision to ride out the latest storm. But the trend was a reminder of how social media can make dangerous situations worse. TikTok also directed users who watched or searched for Hurricane Milton content to information from the US Federal Emergency Management Agency. But social media users (myself absolutely included) also incentivize this kind of creator behavior, by scrolling and watching. Many of the creators who shared content from the heart of the storm racked up thousands of likes and comments.

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☆ Smoking’s effects on the immune system can last years, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

They exposed the blood samples to common germs like E. coli bacteria and the flu virus and measured the immune response. It had nearly the same impact on immune response as important factors such as age or sex. The innate immune response is the general way the skin, mucous membranes, immune system cells and proteins fights germs. The experiment was done in blood samples in the lab, but the immune system may react differently in real life. Those mice cleared a bacterial infection less efficiently and with a less-robust immune response than mice that weren’t exposed.

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A Justice Department lawyer argued that the deal would push fares higher by 30% and leave fewer options for travelers on a budget. Duffy, the Justice Department lawyer, tried to close the door on more divestitures. If Spirit is acquired by JetBlue, Frontier would become the biggest discount carrier in the U.S., followed by Allegiant Air and new entrants Breeze and Avelo. The Justice Department has not indicated whether it will challenge that deal. Spirit agreed to merge with Frontier Airlines, which shares its ultra-low-cost business model, but JetBlue beat Frontier in a bidding war.

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☆ Candy corn is polarizing. Here’s how Brach’s is trying to keep it relevant
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Brach’s, a candy brand which dates back to 1904, says it is the leader in the candy corn market by far. Brach's candy corn. One constant that has helped candy corn stay relevant: The ongoing debate about whether candy corn is a great holiday treat or to be avoided. In 2020, Brach’s launched the so-called Turkey Dinner candy corn — a bag filled with candy corn in different flavors, some more appetizing than others. Last year, singer Michelle Williams teamed up with the brand on a promotional song about the candy called “Candy Corn Love.” And this year, the brand announced a candy corn club, saying it would select 100 members to receive free boxes of candy corn throughout the year, with merchandise and new products.

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☆ Teens get hundreds of phone alerts per day, report finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Teens get as many as 237 or more notifications each day on their smartphones, according to a new report. But some teens used their phones for more than six hours during that time. … This research bears itself out 100%,” said John Duffy, a Chicago-based psychologist who wasn’t involved in the report, via email. “When I lost my phone … I didn’t have a phone for a week, and that week was amazing. Adults could do more to help teens and children develop healthier habits for phone use, experts said.

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☆ Human DNA can now be pulled from thin air and sequenced
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Scientists have been able to collect and analyze detailed genetic data from human DNA from all these places, raising thorny ethical questions about consent, privacy and security when it comes to our biological information. Environmental DNA has been obtained from air, soil, sediment, water, permafrost, snow and ice cores and the techniques are primarily being used to help track and protect endangered animals. However, the ability to capture human DNA from the environment could have a range of unintended consequences — both inadvertent and malicious, they added. They termed this information “human genetic bycatch” and decided to study the phenomenon in greater depth. We cannot avoid shedding DNA in the public space,” Moreau, who was not involved in this study, said via email.

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