Acne. It’s the great dread of many teenagers and more than a few adults. Hundreds of millions of people all across the world have acne at this precise moment, but that’s probably not a comforting thought to most people. It doesn’t matter how common it is or how minimal the damage, we’d all like it […]
Senescence is an ethereal-sounding word. It’s not something you often hear in everyday conversation, and if you’re not a scientist who researches aging, you might not know it at all. It’s a term for biological aging, either in a body as a whole or at an individual, cellular level. Understanding senescence is vital if you
Talk about longevity tends to focus on diet and exercise – the things we know are essential to a long and healthy life. Still, we’re in the modern world, and it’s probably no surprise that a lot of people are looking to the potential benefits of technology for increasing our longevity even more. Technology already
If there’s one thing people have learned in recent years, it’s the value of being able to go outside. Whether you live in the middle of the woods or in a big city, stepping into the fresh air, finding some green space, and just getting out of the house can have a powerful effect on
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When it comes to healthcare, community isn’t just some nebulous concept. Community health is an actual, specific medical discipline. It’s a form of public health that concentrates on the people of one geographic area. The people who administer this kind of healthcare are known as community health workers, and agencies like the CDC offer a
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Everyone has trouble motivating themselves sometimes, but what if your brain is specifically wired to struggle with attention, memory, impulse control and planning? People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often face additional challenges when it comes to motivation, which means different management strategies are needed. Many people think of ADHD as just meaning someone
Children learn things almost by default. It’s a combination of not knowing anything to start with and having the open-mindedness that makes it much easier to pick up new things. For adults who’ve developed habits and whose brains have literally become more set in their ways, getting in the right learning mindset is a bit
You might think of hormones as acting on the parts of the body that aren’t hormones, and it’s true that a lot of them do that. What you also have, however, are tropic hormones. These influence the very same glands that produce hormones in the first place. The endocrine system really is all interconnected. Take
You may have noticed a trend in recent years. A bottle of water is not just a bottle of water; it’s a bottle of water with added electrolytes. The label says this like it’s a good thing, but do you actually know what electrolytes are and if they’re as important as people say? Electrolytes, perhaps
If you exercise a lot, chances are you’ll end up with an injury. You may be the most careful, restrained practitioner in the world, but sometimes you just can’t help it. Injury is a fact of life for the sportsperson, and that means you need to know how to deal with it. Sometimes, you won’t
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