Science
Depression among heart attack survivors can be deadly, yet is often ignored
One in 5 people hospitalized for heart attack or chest pain develop major depression — about four times the rate in the general population, according to the American Heart Association.
Science
Subtle signs of a thyroid disorder can feel like 'getting old'
Thyroid disorders can affect a wide range of bodily functions and cause an array of confusing and often misdiagnosed symptoms.
Science
Turns out money can buy happiness, if you spend it right
People who dole out cash to save time report greater life satisfaction.
Science
As workouts intensify, a harmful side effect becomes more common
Rhabdomyolysis more common as more participate in high-intensity exercise.
Local
EPA chief Pruitt backs federal funding for Great Lakes cleanup
Scott Pruitt, the nation's top environmental officer, said Wednesday that he stands firmly behind continued federal funding for a landmark cleanup of Great Lakes pollution — a sharp contrast to the Trump administration's proposed budget, which would essentially kill the program.
East Metro
3M pulls the plug on paying for clean water for 200 in east metro
It wants the state to prove latest costs are tied to company's operations.
Science
Overstimulation, not indifference, makes eye contact hard for people with autism
Brain overstimulation, not indifference, makes it hard.
Science
Summer swimming comes with reminder of deadly lake ameoba
Advances in treating the deadly but rare infection make it even more important for swimmers and doctors to understand the symptoms, health officials say.
Science
The 'rewilding' of a century-old cranberry bog
Economic shifts have left landowners and communities around the country trying to figure out what to do with fallow industrial space.
Local
Nevada DMV facial recognition nabs 1992 Minn. prison escapee
The fugitive, who fled a Minnesota federal prison 25 years ago, was trying to renew his state ID card at the time of his arrest in Las Vegas.
Local
Minnesota authorities ask families to provide DNA to identify human remains
Four collection dates have been set across the state this summer.
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