Yuma News
How exercise helps your brain
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- Written by Jason Howland Jason Howland
- Published: 08 April 2018 08 April 2018
Scottsdale, Arizona - The American Heart Association recommends that healthy adults get at least 150 minutes of exercise per week. Moving more reduces your risk of many conditions, including heart attack, stroke, diabetes and some cancers. And, now, you can add some conditions of the brain to that list.
How sharing kindness can make you healthier and happier
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- Written by Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic
- Published: 08 April 2018 08 April 2018
Yuma, Arizona - You've heard the uplifting stories: Passersby dropping scads of cash into charity collection buckets or anonymous donors paying off hospital bills for strangers. And people helping victims during storms and natural disasters. These acts of kindness make everybody feel good.
Tai chi keeps seniors on their feet
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- Written by Deborah Balzer Deborah Balzer
- Published: 08 April 2018 08 April 2018
Scottsdale, Arizona - Exercise is important for everyday health, but one exercise in particular helps prevent falls and broken bones in seniors, according to recently published research. Dr. Robert Wermers, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist, says tai chi is a low-impact balance exercise that can reduce falls and prevent life-impairing bone fractures in seniors.
Photonic communication comes to computer chips
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- Written by Rob Matheson Rob Matheson
- Published: 08 April 2018 08 April 2018
Cambridge, Massachusetts - With novel optoelectronic chips and a new partnership with a top silicon-chip manufacturer, MIT spinout Ayar Labs aims to increase speed and reduce energy consumption in computing, starting with data centers.
Self-healing metal oxides could protect against corrosion
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- Written by David L. Chandler David L. Chandler
- Published: 08 April 2018 08 April 2018
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Researchers have found that a solid oxide protective coating for metals can, when applied in sufficiently thin layers, deform as if it were a liquid, filling any cracks and gaps as they form.
Douglas CBP Officers Interrupt Smuggling Attempt
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 08 April 2018 08 April 2018
Douglas, Arizona - Customs and Border Protection officers at the Raul Hector Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, Arizona, prevented a woman from smuggling almost 340 pounds of marijuana into the United States Thursday afternoon.
Blythe Border Patrol Agents Seize Significant Load of Meth and Fentanyl
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- Written by Border Scope Border Scope
- Published: 08 April 2018 08 April 2018
Topock, Arizona - Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents in Blythe, California seized sizable amounts of methamphetamine and fentanyl following a vehicle stop early Wednesday morning near Topock, Arizona.