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The surprisingly dramatic role of nutrition in mental health | Julia Rucklidge | TEDxChristchurch
NOTE FROM TED: Please consult with a mental health professional and do not look to this talk for medical advice as the intersection of mental health and nutrition is still an emerging field of study. We’ve flagged this talk for … Continue reading
How does your body process medicine? – Céline Valéry
Have you ever wondered what happens to a painkiller, like ibuprofen, after you swallow it? Medicine that slides down your throat can help treat a headache, a sore back, or a throbbing sprained ankle. But how does it get where … Continue reading
How blood pressure works – Wilfred Manzano
TED-Ed Published on 23 Jul 2015 View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-blood-p… If you lined up all the blood vessels in your body, they’d be 60 thousand miles long. And every day, they carry the equivalent of over two thousand gallons of … Continue reading
Cuba is home to 2,000 people who have lived for over a century, a trend that is puzzling experts
People point to the family-oriented culture of Cubans as a possible answer to a trend that has puzzled experts, some of whom doubt the accuracy of the country’s centenarian population.[…] Source: Cuba is home to 2,000 people who have lived … Continue reading
Farm-like indoor microbiota may protect children from asthma also in urban homes – ScienceBlog.com
A child’s risk of developing asthma is the smaller the more the microbiota of the child’s home resembles that of a farm house. This was shown by a study conducted by the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) that … Continue reading
This Bra Screens for Breast Cancer
Great Big Story Published on 12 Jun 2019 When you catch breast cancer early, you have a 95 percent survival rate. But many women under the age of 40 don’t have mammograms because of the cumulative effects of radiation. That’s … Continue reading
First Time Donating Blood (Giving Blood UK)
Cormac Wilson Published on 19 Nov 2018 Today is a very big & important day as it’s my first time donating blood! I have never given blood before, no blood tests or big needles, only the small ones for vaccines … Continue reading
What causes insomnia? – Dan Kwartler
What keeps you up at night? Pondering deep questions? Excitement about a big trip? Stress about unfinished work? What if the very thing keeping you awake was stress about losing sleep? This seemingly unsolvable loop is at the heart of … Continue reading
We need worms
Did you ever wonder why one in six children has a mental health disorder? One in every six seems to be a few too many, I would think. Did you ever wonder why 20 per cent of women, in the … Continue reading
Gut microbiota may be the reason why cancer immunotherapy works for some but not all
2nd April 2019 by Danielle Bengsch Scientists found 11 bacterial strains and a link to a cellular process in mice that influences whether their immune system fights melanoma. A group of 40 clinicians, computer scientists and microbiome experts say they’ve found … Continue reading
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