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Your Body: How Stress Can Lead to Weight Gain

Top Photo Group/ThinkstockBy DR. JENNIFER ASHTON, ABC News Senior Medical Contributor In the battle of the bulge, sometimes will power can wilt. The culprit? It could be stress. In a recent study published in the journal Neuron, researchers found that participants who Read More

Study: To Ward Off Depression, Don't Just Call Grandma

(NEW YORK) — A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics found that elderly people who interact with their relatives in person — and not on the phone or by email — are less likely to suffer from depression. Researchers pored through Read More

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Robot Trainer Whipping Seniors into Shape

Huntstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — While some may feel their personal trainer’s enthusiasm is phony, some seniors in Singapore know it for a fact: the residents of Lions Befrienders Seniors’ Activity Centre are being kept in shape by a robot. Asia One Read More

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Florida Teen 'Punched Back' After Shark Attacked Him

Whitepointer/iStock/ThinkStock(NEW YORK) — A 14-year-old boy was bitten by a shark while surfing in waters off of Volusia County, Florida Sunday, officials said, marking the 11th shark bite reported in the county this year. The teen was in the water in New Smyrna Read More