health and well-being
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Commercial Stock Photos of Farmworkers Found Lacking
![Left: person wearing the fluid motor attached to artificial muscles. Center: artificial muscle lifts suitcase off the ground. Right: robotic leg attached to artificial muscle flexes its ankle.](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Su-tetherless-robot-2024-HEADER-scaled.jpg)
Portable Engine Can Power Artificial Muscles in Assistive Devices
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Climate Change Will Make Air Pollution Worse. Here’s How.
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Daylight Saving Time Spells Bad News for Healthy Habits
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‘Sunny Day Flooding’ Increases Fecal Contamination of Coastal Waters
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Synthetic Platelets Stanch Bleeding, Promote Healing in Animal Models
![photo shows a black person in white labcoat marked with the letters MD, PhD. The person has a stethoscope around their neck and is holding a smartphone.](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Volpe-disparities-2024-HEADER.jpg)
What You Do and Don’t Know About Racial Inequities in Health Care Can Hurt You
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No, An Anti-Racist Program in Schools Didn’t Stress Out Kids
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What Drives ‘Drug-Induced Homicide’ Prosecutions in North Carolina?
![young woman leans against a wall with her hair hanging into her face](https://news.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Neupert-young-people-stress-2024-HEADER.jpg)
It’s Not Just You: Young People Look, Feel Older When They’re Stressed
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Easy Things We Can Do to Cope With Traumatic Loss
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Study IDs Ways to Better Help Children Experiencing Homelessness
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Study Urges People to Think Twice Before Going on a Diet
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Study: The More People Know About Pregnancy, the More Likely They Are to Support Access to Abortion
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