Why do Native Americans experience high rates of diabetes? A common theory is that they possess fat-hoarding "thrifty genes" left over from their ancestors – genes that were required for survival during ancient cycles ...
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Being a new mom is not glamorous or effortless—no matter what some social media influencers suggest—and the uptick of idealized portrayals online has been shown to have deleterious effects on moms.
Mar 20, 2024
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The University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Heather Bouchard and Doug Schultz are speaking of airports and blizzards, missed flights and reroutes. Surprising subjects, maybe, for a couple of researchers who study not the logistics ...
Feb 27, 2024
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As a heavy metal that can persist in the human body for decades—and enter it by accumulating in fruits and vegetables—cadmium contributes to cancers of the kidney, lung and prostate, among other organs.
Nov 30, 2023
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TikTok and other short-form video platforms are booming in popularity—for entertainment and for sharing information, including health information.
Oct 5, 2023
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The scrum leaves a black eye, the ruck an aching shoulder, the tackle a bruised leg.
Sep 25, 2023
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Eating cereal grains—corn, rice, wheat or one of the several others that collectively provide more than half of the world's calories—means consuming the carbohydrate known as starch. Starches consist of two primary components, ...
Jun 22, 2023
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The persistence of low-back pain speaks to the difficulty of pulling it out by the roots—especially when those roots take the form of nerve fibers that worm their way into the disks wedged between vertebrae. Opioids, anti-inflammatories ...
Jun 16, 2023
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Even in the best of times, loneliness can contribute to psychological issues—depression, anxiety—and physical health problems whose effects on mortality rank with smoking 10-plus cigarettes a day. In the worst, like the ...
Apr 28, 2023
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In a global pandemic, where new scientific research and information is developing and being shared rapidly, how can youth be better informed? Does the number and type of sources make them more knowledgeable? Can they glean ...
Feb 22, 2023
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