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Exercise physiologist Courtney Conners checks Mario Oikonomides' vital signs before his cardiac rehab workout at the University of Virginia Health System clinic.

Cardiac Rehab Saves Lives. So Why Don't More Heart Patients Sign Up?

10:39am July 18, 2016

by Julie Appleby

Research shows exercise-based cardiac rehab programs help heart patients heal faster and live longer. But fewer than a third take part. Time and cost are the main barriers, doctors and patients say.

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The Art Of Aging

4:42pm July 17, 2016

by David Ford

The Piedmont Triad is growing greyer. The number of senior citizens living in Forsyth County increased by 18 percent between 2000 and 2010. And that means more and more seniors will be dealing with diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. While medical cures could be decades away, some researchers are turning to the arts for solutions.

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World AIDS Conference Returns To Durban, South Africa. How Has The Conversation Changed?

8:29am July 17, 2016

The port city is hosting the International AIDS conference for a second time. NPR's Jason Beaubien tells NPR's Lynn Neary that much progress has been made in combating AIDS, but more needs to be done.

Despite The Headlines, Steven Pinker Says The World Is Becoming Less Violent

5:04pm July 16, 2016

Psychologist Steven Pinker's book The Better Angels of Our Nature explains that the world is actually growing less violent, even though the media may give a different impression.

Professor Mas Subramanian looks at the blue pigment that was discovered at his lab in Oregon State University.

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A Chemist Accidentally Creates A New Blue. Then What?

11:44am July 16, 2016

by Gabriel Rosenberg

In 2009, a chemist and his students stumbled across a blue pigment that had never before been seen. Now that it's been licensed for commercial use, you may start seeing it everywhere.

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New Research Debunks The Dinosaur's Roar

8:52am July 16, 2016

New studies prove that dinosaurs may not have roared in their days on the earth. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to paleontologist Julia Clarke about her new discovery — the cooing sounds of dinosaurs.

Don't Do What I Do: How Getting Out Of Sync Can Help Relationships

7:00am July 16, 2016

by Christopher J. Hopwood

When someone's angry we tend to get angry in return. But responding in an unexpected way is a valid tool in psychotherapy, and it can help make everyday relationships work better, too.

Allan Aarslev, a police superintendent in Aarhus, became part of the effort to make young Muslims feel like they have a future in Denmark.

How A Danish Town Helped Young Muslims Turn Away From ISIS

9:40pm July 15, 2016

by Hanna Rosin

Muslim youths in Denmark were leaving to join ISIS in Syria, feeling they were being persecuted in Europe. Then the police in Aarhus responded in a completely unexpected way: They apologized.

The village of Funningur is one of the scenic delights of the Faroe Islands. The archipelago's tourist board has a campaign for better Google Street View mapping called SheepView 360.

'Sheep View' Campaign Calls On Google To Photograph Roads In Faroe Islands

8:23pm July 15, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

The Faroe Islands tourism board launched a campaign called Sheep View 360, shot by attaching cameras to some of the archipelago's many sheep.

The Zagros Mountain range, which lies at the border between Iran and Iraq, was home to some of the world's earliest farmers.

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Where Did Agriculture Begin? Oh Boy, It's Complicated

4:31pm July 15, 2016

by Rhitu Chatterjee

Scientists have long assumed that farming began among one group in the Mideast. But a new study suggests a more diverse origin story.