People experiencing unsheltered homelessness often navigate a treacherous world in which the choices available to them are very limited. They do it with compelling ingenuity and deftness. But while they are functional, they are also fragile. For…
Category: 8. Health
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No shelter, no cool-down: Why Salt Lake heat waves hit the unhoused hardest
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Digital surveillance may help stop cholera's return in crisis zones, analysis says
JMIR Publications has released a critical analysis in its News and Perspectives section regarding the global resurgence of cholera and the vital role of digital surveillance in fragile settings. The article, “When Old Diseases Return: Cholera,…
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The Alzheimer’s Crisis Is Hitting Black And Latino Americans Hardest
Many Black and Latino families are navigating Alzheimer’s without access to the information, resources, and community support that can make the journey more manageable.
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Understanding the role of the protein PAX3 in cancer development
Paired Box 3 (PAX3) is a protein that plays a critical role in the formation of tissues and organs during embryonic development and can positively (and less frequently, negatively) regulate gene expression. While progress has been made to advance…
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Large-scale look at the exposome shows combined environmental exposures rival genetics in shaping human health outcomes
For decades, scientists have been carefully unraveling the role of genes in disease by examining how small variations in a person’s genetic code can shape lifelong risk of developing common conditions such as cancer, diabetes, or heart disease….
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Is It Safe to Inject Gray-Market Chinese Peptides?
Peptides — those injectable, ingestible, spreadable, sprayable compounds that seem to be…
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'Happened so fast': UK students panicked by meningitis outbreak
Hundreds of masked-up students queued Wednesday to get vaccinated at the UK university campus at the heart of a deadly meningitis outbreak, as the number of cases rose to 20.
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Frequent brisk activity sessions are linked to better brain health and executive function
It’s no secret that exercise benefits both the mind and body, and it’s increasingly being recognized as a powerful tool for maintaining healthy brain aging. A new study in Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy says that just engaging in physical…
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Financial decline linked to faster memory aging in older adults
Worse financial well-being in midlife and older age—and especially declines over time—are associated with lower memory scores and faster cognitive decline, reports a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The…
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Former federal advisers on autism who were let go by RFK Jr. form a new committee
An independent group of experts plans to offer an alternative to the Trump administration’s autism agenda. The group features prominent scientists who used to serve on a federal advisory committee.
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