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What happens when the COVID-19 vaccines enter the body – a road map for kids and grown-ups

by lisadtinsley September 8, 2021

Glenn J Rapsinski – Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellow, University of Pittsburgh The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has changed the way people live around the world. As of …

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September 8, 2021 0 comments 795 views
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Dance and movement therapy holds promise for treating anxiety and depression, as well as deeper psychological wounds

by lisadtinsley September 7, 2021

Lana Ruvolo Grasser – Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Research Fellow, Wayne State University A few years ago, framed by the skyline of Detroit, a group of about 15 children resettled …

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September 7, 2021 0 comments 1K views
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Swimming gives your brain a boost – but scientists don’t know yet why it’s better than other aerobic activities

by lisadtinsley August 28, 2021

Written by Seena Mathew – Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor It’s no secret that aerobic exercise can help stave off some of the ravages of aging. But a growing body of research suggests …

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August 28, 2021 0 comments 913 views
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With a Diagnosis at Last, Black Women with ADHD Start Healing

by lisadtinsley August 22, 2021

By Claire Sibonney Miché Aaron has always been a high achiever. The 29-year-old is in her third year of a planetary sciences doctoral program at Johns Hopkins University, where she …

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August 22, 2021 0 comments 1.2K views
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Mask Covid 19 Workers
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‘I Don’t Want to Risk My Life for a Paycheck’: Immunosuppressed People Grapple With Returning to Work

by lisadtinsley August 21, 2021

By Victoria Knight Elizabeth Groenweghe got a kidney transplant 14 years ago. She now takes several medications to prevent her body from rejecting her transplant organ. But these medications also …

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August 21, 2021 0 comments 1.8K views
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The Newest Disease Detection Tool for Covid and Beyond: Poop

by lisadtinsley August 20, 2021

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester Since reopening campus at the University of California-San Diego last summer, university officials have relied on the tried-and-true public health strategies of testing and contact tracing. But …

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Mosquito Malaria
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How we used smartphones to test for malaria: lessons from Uganda

by lisadtinsley August 16, 2021

Jonathan Cooper – Wolfson Chair of Bioengineering (Biomedical Engineering), University of Glasgow Julien Reboud – Reader (Biomedical Engineering), University of Glasgow Malaria is one of the world’s leading causes of …

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August 16, 2021 0 comments 936 views
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The maximum human life span will likely increase this century, but not by more than a decade

by lisadtinsley August 10, 2021

When Jeanne Calment of France died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days, she set a record for oldest human. That record still stands.  As statisticians who study demography, we …

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August 10, 2021 0 comments 968 views
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Black AIDS Institute Re-Launches Black Leadership Program To Strengthen The HIV Workforce, End The Epidemic

by lisadtinsley July 22, 2021

Black AIDS Institute (BAI), the nation’s only Black-led organization focused on ending HIV in Black communities, has re-launched its renowned “African American HIV University” (AAHU) program. Aligned with BAI’s “We The …

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To Combat COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Black Community, Twin Sister Doctors Develop Strategy

by lisadtinsley July 19, 2021

As the nation continues to increase vaccination rates, Drs. Delana Wardlaw and Elana McDonald, known as the Twin Sister Doctors, today released a special report offering insightful strategies to combat COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, …

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