Psychology & Psychiatry

Study: Negative body image among teens is a global issue

A new study by University of Waterloo researchers has found that the majority of young people on social media are dissatisfied with their bodies. Researchers say this is a global issue.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Q&A: Shedding light on a neglected form of sickle cell disease

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of painful and life-threatening genetic disorders that affect hemoglobin, the major protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells. It occurs in nearly 100,000 people in the United States ...

Neuroscience

How are stretch reflexes modulated during voluntary movement?

How did the bodies of animals, including ours, become such fine-tuned movement machines? How vertebrates coordinate the eternal tug-o-war between involuntary reflexes and seamless voluntary movements is a mystery that Francisco ...

Other

How history can teach us to prevent deaths at sea

The rapid sinking of the Bayesian superyacht and the loss of seven lives in August 2024, including tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, cruelly emphasized the potentially lethal perils of the sea. This tragedy, although much publicized, ...

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