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Last week the eminent medical journal Nature Medicine reported that people who used positive thinking had a better response to a vaccine.

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Dick Van Dyke, the actor and comedian famous for being Julie Andrews' counterpart in "Mary Poppins," is still singing and dancing away after celebrating his 100th birthday on December 13, 2025. When ...

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Sara Tolbert's research has been supported by funding from NZCER's TLRI scheme. She served as subject matter expert (science) and science advisory group member to the New Zealand Ministry of Education ...