Regina G. Barber

So some social scientists argue that at best, these reminders probably don't work.

And at worst, they might be harmful.

One of the authors of a recent opinion piece is social scientist Linnea Lestadius at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

She says the idea that reminders could be a big solution...

Yeah.

Long, long ways.

They looked at the blood samples from these runners before and after their races, and runners in both groups had damaged red blood cells.

But distance did matter.

There were more inflammation markers and types of damage in the ultramarathon group.

The results were published this week in the journal Red Blood Cells and Iron.

But that damage isn't the end of the story.

The runner's body starts generating new blood cells.

If you or someone you know is considering suicide or in crisis, call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988.

You can hear more of Mary Louise on Consider This and PR's afternoon podcast about what the news means for you.

Peter, Elena, and Jimmy Keeley were the audio engineers.

I'm Regina Barber.

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