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How much vitamin D should I take

WEBThough the effects are most severe in children, vitamin D deficiencies can also cause a softening of adult bones called osteomalacia, and increase the risk of …

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Health & Disease Knowable Magazine

WEBFood & Environment. Salt taste is surprisingly mysterious. Too much sodium is bad, but so is too little — no wonder the body has two sensing mechanisms. Knowable Magazine …

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Why isn’t dental health considered primary medical care

WEBA 2009 survey found that 10 percent of medical schools that responded offered no oral health curriculum, and 69 percent offered fewer than five hours on the …

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Why sleep matters for personal and public health

WEBDonate today. Watch the replay of this event held on January 19, 2022. (Transcript below.) Sleep is critically important for health: If disrupted, it can literally make people sick, …

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Cholesterol explained Knowable Magazine

WEBLDL cholesterol. Though it gets a bad rap among the health-conscious, cholesterol plays important roles in our body: It helps to control the stability and fluidity of cell membranes …

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How zinc helps you fight off infections

WEBDuring an infection, for example, blood levels drop as zinc is siphoned out of the bloodstream into cells that help launch an immune response. Zinc levels can also be …

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Evolution of the US public health system Knowable …

WEB1948: The federal Malaria Control in War Areas program transitioned to become the Communicable Disease Center. After a series of name changes, the agency became …

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The when of eating: The science behind intermittent fasting

WEBThe timing of eating matters for body weight and health, studies are starting to suggest. Though the research is still mixed, heavily animal-dependent and often hard to parse, the literature shows significant potential benefits from fasting every other day or so — or, on a daily basis, eating only when we would normally be awake, within a window of 12 hours …

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The science behind exercise for mental health Knowable …

WEBExercise boosts the brain — and mental health. Working out buffs up the body — and perhaps the mind, too. New research is revealing how physical activity can reduce and …

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Living with chronic illness: Why some cope and others don’t

WEBAbout 85.6 million people in the United States are living with some cardiovascular disease or the aftereffects of a stroke. Some 14.5 million have a history of cancer or are living …

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The science of habits Knowable Magazine

WEBTiming is important for making good behavior stick. “The rewards for habit formation need to be immediate,” says Wood, who coauthored a paper on the science of habits in the …

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The growing link between microbes, mood and mental health

WEBQ&A — Neuroscientist John Cryan. The growing link between microbes, mood and mental health. New research suggests that to maintain a healthy brain, we …

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Can screen time hurt eyes

WEBThe good news: There are easy steps people can take to protect and heal their eyes. The 20-20-20 rule — looking at least 20 feet in the distance for 20 seconds every 20 minutes …

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Monitoring our health with smartwatches Knowable Magazine

WEBThey record our blood pressure and other vitals but these devices can take measurements several times a day, providing a really astounding amount of health-related data. …

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Sounding the alarm: How noise hurts the heart Knowable Magazine

WEBCREDIT: BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION STATISTICS. Health & Disease. Sounding the alarm: How noise hurts the heart. Loud road and air traffic has been linked to a greater risk of high blood pressure, heart attacks and strokes. Scientists are uncovering new details about how what you hear stresses the cardiovascular system. By Cypress Hansen …

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Tackling the growing problem of overmedication

WEBThe World Health Organization considers polypharmacy a major public health issue, contributing to the millions of hospitalizations that occur globally due to adverse …

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Scientists scrutinize what makes us happy, from smiling to …

WEBOne long-standing hypothesis is that smiling makes you feel happier. In a classic 1988 study, researchers asked 92 Illinois undergraduates to hold a felt tip pen in …

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America is failing women’s health Knowable Magazine

WEBIt’s time for health for all. One of the big news stories of 2022 was the overturn of Roe v. Wade, which threw America’s appalling treatment of women’s reproductive health into …

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What sports psychology research reveals about athletes’ …

WEBWith time running out and the game on the line, a routine play can become an anxiety-inducing trial by fire. Psychological research, Beauchamp and coauthors report, has …

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Pandemics in recent history Knowable Magazine

WEB1961-present: Seventh cholera pandemic Caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, this diarrheal disease has triggered seven pandemics since 1817. The seventh — which began in Indonesia, reached Africa in the 1970s and the Americas in the 1990s — is still with us today, each year sickening 1.3 million to 4 million and killing 21,000 to 143,000.

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