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Vaccine nationalism will block our path out of the pandemic. How do we resist our tribal instinct?
Most nations are currently focusing their efforts to defeat the pandemic within their own borders, under pressure to help their citizens first. But this is a global problem and governments need to work together to eradicate COVID. To avoid hardening…
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A Karate Sensei Breaks Down How Boxer Mike Tyson Uses Karate
YouTuber, sensei, and self-branded “karate nerd” Jesse Enkamp is all about educating his viewers on all things Karate culture and technique. He’s previously fought Muay Thai champion Petch-Eak Sitjaoph0, and gave his take on the Netflix series Cobra Kai. In…
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‘An Arm and a Leg’: Revisiting Insulin: How the Medicine Got So Expensive
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. We’re re-releasing a story we first reported in 2019, about how insulin got to be so expensive. And this 2021 update includes a check-in with people working to make the potentially lifesaving…
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DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: How the stress of Covid can turn your hair grey
DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: How the stress of Covid can turn your hair grey… and even make it fall out – but here’s what you can do to tackle it When we finally emerge from this lockdown and meet up with…
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How the body prepares to move: Independent control of muscle sensors
A number of brain areas change their activity before we execute a planned voluntary movement. A new study by Umeå University identifies a novel function of this preparatory neural activity, highlighting another mechanism the nervous system can use to achieve…
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Yoga Can Help With Weight Loss\u2014Here’s How.
Whether yoga is good for weight loss is a little bit like asking if the outdoors is good for weight loss. It depends on how you approach it and what you do. So the short answer is yes, yoga can…
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Discovery illuminates how thyroid hormone ‘dims’ metabolism
It has been known for some time that the thyroid gland is a strong regulator of the body’s metabolism, making it key to many health conditions. But the molecular details of how thyroid hormone acts on cells in the body…
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From trippy drugs to therapeutic aids – how psychedelics got their groove back
For many years, drugs such as LSD, psilocybin and Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) were viewed only as highly dangerous drugs. However, in recent years they have had a bit of rebrand. Now they’re believed by some to have the power to heal,…
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Health survey conveys messages on how we should live
Since the 1980s, the physical and mental health of Swedish children and young people has been measured by way of surveys. One of these is the international “Health Behavior in School-aged Children Survey” (HBSC), which is taken by 11-, 13-…
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