Obesity affects more than 40 percent of adults in the United States and 13 percent of the global population. With obesity comes a variety of other interconnected diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and fatty ...
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According to a recent study published in Violence and Gender, video games decrease the likelihood of producing hate material online and researcher Jim Hawdon says "this finding suggests that violent video games may serve ...
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Door knobs, light switches, shopping carts. Fear runs rampant nowadays when it comes to touching common surfaces because of the rapid spread of the coronavirus.
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A candidate vaccine that could provide protection against the COVID-19 virus and other coronaviruses has shown promising results in early animal testing.
Apr 16, 2021
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In the classic film "12 Angry Men," Henry Fonda's character sways a jury with his quiet, persistent intelligence. But would he have succeeded if he had allowed himself to fall sway to the social dynamics of that jury?
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Epidemic. Pandemic. These terms have become second nature to us, popping up in everyday conversation, and for good reason—COVID-19 is the latest pandemic to pose a threat to humanity.
May 13, 2021
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Virginia Tech researchers studying how a usually benign virus attacks the human heart with sometimes fatal consequences determined that the virus disrupts the heart's electrical system—and with dual impacts not previously ...
Jun 22, 2020
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Do you know someone afflicted with Alzheimer's disease? Odds are the answer to that question is yes, since Alzheimer's is one of the most common age-related disorders in the United States. It's also the fifth-leading cause ...
Jul 25, 2018
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As annual flu shot patrons know, immune systems are not perfect and must be constantly reinforced to protect against rapidly evolving pathogens.
Mar 1, 2018
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An enhanced learning environment during the first five years of life shapes the brain in ways that are apparent four decades later, say Virginia Tech and University of Pennsylvania scientists writing in the June edition of ...
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