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Expert nutritionists don’t spend much on skin care products or anti-aging creams. Instead, they take care of the epidermis (skin) from the inside. If you are wondering why the answer is simple. The epidermis is the largest and most noticeable part of the body. It externally represents everything that goes on inside a human body. We end up spending a […]
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Karen C.P. McDermott recently completed a study on trash talk, the taunts or boasts meant to intimidate or distract an opponent. Her study was one of the first to statistically model how trash talking during a competition can influence performance. What inspired you to study trash talk? Karen C.P. McDermott: In early 2014, I watched Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman […]
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Each year there are more than 200 million cases of malaria worldwide, a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite that brings on fever and body aches and, in some cases, more serious conditions such as coma and death. While the vast majority of these cases occur in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, the U.S. each year sees more than 1,500 […]
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For most children, summer break means more free time, but that extra time should not be spent alone. One Baylor College of Medicine expert discusses why it is important for children to remain socially active during summer. “Kids deserve a break during the summer. They’ve worked hard during the school year and this is their time to relax, but they […]
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May marks the beginning of the summer season when black-legged ticks that spread Lyme disease are more prevalent – even in California. Earlier this month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that cases of tickborne diseases had more than doubled from 2004 to 2016, from 22,000 to 48,000, and that Lyme disease accounted for 82 percent […]
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