Category Archives: Health

Skin, mouth, lungs … it’s not just your gut that has a microbiome | The Conversation

ImageFlow/Shutterstock Most people have heard of the gut microbiome, but the lungs, skin, mouth and genitals all have their own unique microbiome. A lot has been written and said about the gut microbiome – the community of bacteria, viruses, fungi … Continue reading

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Light Beams For Helena

Helena Bourdillon has pushed her limits in the freediving world, using a single breath to dive to seemingly impossible depths. But her path to discovering her diving potential started 20 years ago, when she was on the verge of suicide. … Continue reading

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The World’s First Malaria Vaccine Gets a Shot in Africa | SciShow News

Last week, the World Health Organization announced that a malaria vaccine has finally made it through all the regulatory hurdles and is being distributed in the country of Malawi. Learn how it works and why it’s taken so long to … Continue reading

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What really matters at the end of life | BJ Miller

[…] At the end of our lives, what do we most wish for? For many, it’s simply comfort, respect, love. BJ Miller is a palliative care physician who thinks deeply about how to create a dignified, graceful end of life … Continue reading

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Diseases gave us the rise of Christianity, the end of the Aztecs and public sanitation. How might future plagues change human history? | The Conversation

Elena Mozhvilo/Unsplash, CC BY “Every once in a while a book lands on your desk that changes the way you perceive the world you live in, a book that fundamentally challenges your understanding of human history.” So began the blurb … Continue reading

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Veteran Who Lost Both Legs Makes History Reaching Mt. Everest | My Modern Met

By Regina Sienra on May 26, 2023 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hari Budha Magar (@hari_budha_magar) “If I can climb to the top of the world then anyone, regardless of their disability, can achieve their dream.” … Continue reading

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Why Indigenous ‘Spirit medicine’ principles must be a priority in psychedelic research | ScienceBlog

May 18, 2023 UC Berkeley Yuria Celidwen, a UC Berkeley Othering and Belonging Institute senior fellow, sheds light on how Western institutions can ethically approach the use of psychedelics. (Photo illustration by Neil Freese) Indigenous people have used psychedelics for … Continue reading

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We can cure almost all human diseases. Here’s how. | Albert-László Barabási

his interview is an episode from @the-well, our publication about ideas that inspire a life well-lived, created with the @JohnTempletonFoundation. Subscribe to The Well on YouTube ► https://bit.ly/thewell-youtube Watch Albert-László Barabási’s next interview ► • Finding the world… The Human … Continue reading

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Uncovering Secrets of Mesopotamian Medicine | Dr. Irving Finkel

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How One Disease Changed What We Know About Medicine – Twice

[…] Searching for a cure for rickets led to the discovery of vitamin D. Fortifying foods with vitamin D led to another disease, and a whole new way to view genetic disease in general. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) Thumbnail … Continue reading

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