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The Weather Channel

There are scores of videos posted to social media of people frying an egg on hot pavement. New research shows, however, just how dangerous that hot pavement can be to your feet or other areas of bare skin.

San Francisco Chronicle

California has the toughest gun control laws in the country and only continues to tighten them. But its efforts are undermined by a more permissive approach in other states, including the three that border California.

Well+Good

No matter how many times you may have read The Care and Keeping of You in middle school, periods (and how they work) are still pretty confusing.

Live Science

Extremely hot days can make pavements hot enough to cause second-degree burns within seconds.

Deseret News

When it comes to cheating or staying true in a romantic partnership, generations behave differently, new research finds. Generation X and millennials tiptoe closer to the line — or cross over — into unfaithful behaviors, especially online. And virtual dalliance can jeopardize real-world relationships.

MD Magazine

The Cleveland Clinic’s fourth annual Alzheimer disease (AD) drug development pipeline presents a new round of clinical trials to give clinicians a comprehensive look at current research in the US. The investigators, led by Jeffrey Cummings, MD, ScD, director emeritus of Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, identified all pharmacologic Alzheimer trials currently in development from Clinicaltrials.gov. They found 132 agents currently in 156 clinical trials— 28 of which are in 42 phase 3 trials; 74 in 83 phase 2 trials; and 30 in 31 phase 1 trials.

Gizmodo

Doctors at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas are warning about a less-recognized danger of summer heat: pavement burns. Their recent study suggests that people in hot places can end up in the hospital with serious burn injuries caused by contact with sizzling pavement.

CDC Gaming Reports Inc.

A series of studies led by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas said regular slot players can’t tell the difference between the house edge from one game to another.

The Weather Network

During a heatwave, it's not uncommon for temperatures to climb to 40 degrees Celsius or above.

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