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PEW IQ! Sniffing your own farts boosts brain power, new John Hopkins Study suggests

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PEW IQ! Sniffing your own farts boosts brain power, new John Hopkins Study suggests

Go ahead and get a good whiff of your own farts — scientists say it could help guard against Alzheimer’s! Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have discovered that hydrogen sulfide — the rotten egg-smelling chemical compound expelled when one breaks wind — could protect aging brain cells from cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s, which is diagnosed in roughly 500,000 new patients … Read more

Support for phone bans in school ticks up in the US, Pew study reveals

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Support for phone bans in school ticks up in the US, Pew study reveals

People increasingly support school phone bans — and New York got the message. As New York bans cellphone use during the school day, a recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center found that support for phone bans in school is increasing. The majority of U.S. adults support prohibiting students from using their phones during … Read more