Picture this: you are about to enter your freshman year of college. Before you are enrolled, you must strip down to nothing so a faculty member can snap a nude photo of you to check your “posture.” Would you still want to enroll? College posture tests were commonplace in the early 20th century, beginning in […]
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Is catching up on sleep a myth? Colloquially, catching up on sleep has been talked about as a poor long-term solution to sleep deprivation. However, a recent study from the State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease at the National Centre for Cardiovascular Disease in Beijing found that catching up on sleep on the weekends is
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Four years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic stole millions of childhoods. Scientists raised concerns about the pandemic’s effects on development, education, and socialization, but the outcomes remain vastly evasive. Now, a new study has revealed that the adolescent brain experienced unusually fast maturation during lockdown — particularly in females. “Female brains aged significantly faster than male
“No, Mya. I’m not going to the doctor. I don’t need to. I’m fine,” my mother insisted, mitigating my concerns through her inflamed vocal cords. I watched as she grimaced in pain, trying to breathe through what seemed to be one nostril, her voice taking the comical nasal tone of a kazoo. As I began
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The age-old myths that humans use 10% of their brains, or that the brain stops developing after the age of 25, have resulted in the underestimation of the complexity of this powerful organ. Until about the 1960s, scientists believed that the brain is static, or unchanging, after it reaches a certain stage. In 1964, neuroscientist
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Imagine a future where managing weight becomes less of a struggle and more of a sustainable lifestyle change. This future has now become a reality, with the FDA’s approval of Eli Lilly and Company’s Zepbound, promising a revolutionary approach to chronic weight management. This new treatment represents the company’s commitment to addressing complex health challenges
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By the year 2050, researchers estimate that minorities will make up 50% of the United States’ total population. Demographically, the healthcare system should reflect such a distribution, yet it has dramatically fallen short. For example, although African Americans make up about 15% of the US population, they only represent 7% of all medical doctors. The
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A daily walk could be made less tedious if with each step, a user was generating energy to unlock new planets and worlds. Imagine powering a spaceship that could travel light-years with a new mission every day just by walking in your own city. Suddenly, the exercise seems like something to look forward to. This
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Over 2 million new cancer cases are projected to be identified in the United States during 2024. That means over 2 million families are forced to rethink the upcoming years of their lives. Cancer has long been a topic of heartbreak and dread across the globe. Common treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, but it
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