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Sugar detox? Cutting carbs? A doctor explains why you should keep fruit on the menu

by lisadtinsley January 26, 2022

Jennifer Rooke – Assistant Professor of Community Health & Preventive Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine One of my patients – who had been struggling with obesity, uncontrolled diabetes and the…

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January 26, 2022 0 comment 1117 views
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Nanosatellite launch is a big step forward for African space science

by lisadtinsley January 24, 2022

Nyameko Royi – Acting Chief Engineer, MDASat constellation project, Cape Peninsula University of Technology South African space science had a big day on 13 January 2022. The Cape Peninsula University…

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January 24, 2022 0 comment 856 views
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Herbal skin treatments in Uganda get an important scientific boost

by lisadtinsley December 15, 2021

Jane Namukobe – Lecturer, Makerere University Herbal medicine is used all over the world, and Uganda is no exception. Figures suggest that up to 79% of the East African nation’s population favours…

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December 15, 2021 0 comment 329 views
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One virus, two countries: how the misuse of science compounded South Africa’s COVID crisis

by lisadtinsley December 13, 2021

Steven Friedman – Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg Now, and in the past, “following the science” on COVID-19 has landed South Africa in trouble. This is not an…

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December 13, 2021 0 comment 344 views
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The Benefits of Urban Gardens in Small Spaces

by lisadtinsley November 14, 2021

Lisa D. Tinsley Urban gardens are transforming cities around the world. Urban and peri-urban farms supply food to about 700 million city dwellers — one-quarter of the world’s urban population…

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Dangerous urban heat exposure has tripled since the 1980s, with the poor most at risk

by lisadtinsley October 22, 2021

Extreme urban heat exposure has dramatically increased since the early 1980s, with the total exposure tripling over the past 35 years. Today, about 1.7 billion people, nearly one-quarter of the…

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October 22, 2021 0 comment 359 views
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How to make comparing prices of an MRI or colonoscopy as easy as shopping for a new laptop

by lisadtinsley September 28, 2021

Morgan Henderson – Senior Data Scientist, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Morgane Mouslim – Policy Analyst, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Health researchers have long argued that the key to reining in surging…

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September 28, 2021 0 comment 337 views
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Eighteen months of the COVID-19 pandemic – a retrospective in seven charts

by lisadtinsley September 13, 2021

Katelyn Jetelina – Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston A year and a half into what the World Health Organization officially declared a pandemic on March…

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September 13, 2021 0 comment 601 views
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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 comment 245 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 comment 323 views
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