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    Are Friends Difficult To Find In Las Vegas?

    Mar 06, 2020

    McCartney and Lennon said it best - we get by with a little help from our friends. 

    But for some people, Las Vegas' transient nature makes it difficult to find a friend. 

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    A growing field of science shows that friendship is vital to our health.
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    Survival Of The Friendliest: How Our Close Friendships Help Us Thrive

    Feb 22, 2020
    In her new book, Lydia Denworth makes the case for the vital necessity of friendship, tracing its effects on your genes, on your brain and even on animals like sheep and fish.
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    Friendquest!

    Nov 01, 2019

    How does a cynical, middle-aged homebody make friends in the digital age? A lot of swiping — in hopes of clicking.

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    Guys, We Have A Problem: How American Masculinity Creates Lonely Men

    Mar 19, 2018
    Boys get the message quickly: a man is supposed to be strong and independent. That message, researchers say, has widespread consequences for men's social lives and physical health.
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    Nora Wood and her mom Tara visit Dan just about every week now.
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    An Unexpected Friendship Brought The Sun Out Again For A Grieving Man

    Nov 20, 2017
    After his wife died, Dan Peterson didn't know what to do with himself. Then, he found a new friend in an unlikely place: the grocery store.
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    In the game, you play Jesse, who visits his friend Travis and learns that Travis is failing his classes at school, drinking alcohol, and no longer finds fulfillment in painting.
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    Can An Online Game Help You Learn To Help Struggling Friends?

    Jan 21, 2017
    It's hard to ask someone if they're depressed or suicidal. Colleges are using an online game to help students learn how to have those conversations. The goal: more support and empathy.
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    Joe Palca (left) with Jim Allison (second from right) and friends, circa 1975. Allison has gone on to make landmark discoveries in science, and is still passionate about outlaw country music.
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    Cancer Scientist Jams With Willie Nelson One More Time

    Jun 09, 2016
    Joe Palca was fresh out of college in 1975, when he got a job as a lab tech, working for a young scientist and country music fan who would one day harness the immune system to fight cancer.
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    Pamela Hogan (left), director and producer of the documentary, with her friend Laury Sacks in 2000.
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    'Looks Like Laury' Shines The Power Of Friendship On A Failing Mind

    Mar 19, 2015
    When actress and writer Laury Sacks started losing words fast, her best friends, who happened to be filmmakers, captured her experience. Looks Like Laury, Sounds Like Laury shows how they reached her.
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    The Really Big Questions: Why Do We Share?

    Jan 26, 2015
    Are humans basically selfish, or basically giving? There’s a widespread assumption that you have to offer people incentives to do good deeds and...
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