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  • Parenting strategies are shifting as neuroscience brings the developing brain into clearer focus
    Parenting strategies are shifting as neuroscience brings the developing brain into clearer focus
    by Nancy L. Weaver
    August 21, 2025
  • Dogs are helping people regulate stress even more than expected, research shows
    Dogs are helping people regulate stress even more than expected, research shows
    by Kevin Morris and Jaci Gandenberger
    July 21, 2025
  • The role of charitable institutions in a market-based health system
    The role of charitable institutions in a market-based health system
    by Łukasz Jasiński
    June 25, 2025
  • Are chemicals in the environment affecting men’s…”members”?
    Are chemicals in the environment affecting men’s…”members”?
    by HealthyResearcher.com
    February 14, 2024
  • Fasting then feeding leads to longevity in the young–and in old mutant Killifish
    Fasting then feeding leads to longevity in the young–and in old mutant Killifish
    by HealthyResearcher.com
    November 13, 2023
  • State lockdowns are creating a mental health disaster
    Diseases & Conditions,  Mental Health

    State lockdowns are creating a mental health disaster

    May 16, 2020

    Although state lockdowns have served governors well as a heavy-handed show of force, the policies are a patent neglect of the many nuances inherent in human action. They have led to a host of unintended consequences, including the emergence of a new health crisis—a dangerously sharp rise in mental illness. Though states are gradually wading out of lockdown, the damage…

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    James Ketler
  • The biology of coffee, the world’s most popular drink
    Food & Beverage

    The biology of coffee, the world’s most popular drink

    January 19, 2020

    You’re reading this with a cup of coffee in your hand, aren’t you? Coffee is the most popular drink in the world. Americans drink more coffee than soda, juice and tea — combined.

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    Thomas Merritt
  • New Year’s anxiety hangover? Here’s what’s happening in your brain
    Food & Beverage

    New Year’s anxiety hangover? Here’s what’s happening in your brain

    January 1, 2020

    Have you ever woken up in the morning (or afternoon) in a cloud of worry after having a few drinks the night before?

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    Amy Reichelt
  • How junk food shapes the developing teenage brain
    Food & Beverage

    How junk food shapes the developing teenage brain

    December 11, 2019

    Obesity is increasing worldwide, especially among children and teenagers. More than 150 million children in the world are obese in 2019. These children have increased risk of heart disease, cancers and Type 2 diabetes.

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    Amy Reichelt
  • OPINION: Farmers need flexibility to fight Lake Erie’s algae problem
    Environment & Health

    OPINION: Farmers need flexibility to fight Lake Erie’s algae problem

    November 14, 2018

    Phosphorus from fertilizer running off cropland has been identified as the main culprit behind Lake Erie’s algal woes, and the potential for governments in my province of Ontario and elsewhere to implement farm-level regulations has some farmers nervous.

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    Matt Macintosh
  • Hardly anybody is safe from the estrogenic effects of plastic
    Environment & Health

    Hardly anybody is safe from the estrogenic effects of plastic

    May 5, 2018

    You might've heard about BPA in the news a few years back.  It's a chemical frequently used in production of polycarbonate plastics, which make up nearly all the disposable water bottles, food can linings, and food wrappers we use daily.

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    HealthyResearcher.com
  • In search of safe replacements for harmful chemicals used in cookware, carpets, clothing, cosmetics and more
    Environment & Health,  Food & Beverage

    In search of safe replacements for harmful chemicals used in cookware, carpets, clothing, cosmetics and more

    March 26, 2018

    When Donald Taves discovered two kinds of fluoride in his blood in the late 1960s, he immediately knew something was wrong. Everyone assumed that blood contained just one type of fluoride, a naturally occurring form that health officials added to drinking water to prevent cavities. But levels in people’s blood didn’t seem to relate to those found in their water…

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    Liza Gross
  • How even your clothes may be harming you
    Environment & Health

    How even your clothes may be harming you

    March 3, 2018

    You might've read about the adverse health effects of wearing synthetic fabrics and thought to yourself, “It's no problem-- I'll just wear cotton clothing!”  Unfortunately, it's not as simple as that.

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    HealthyResearcher.com
  • Most Americans drink fluoridated water. Is that a good thing?
    Food & Beverage,  Health Politics

    Most Americans drink fluoridated water. Is that a good thing?

    November 17, 2017

    If you’re like many Americans, you drink fluoridated water without questioning its safety or efficacy. For decades municipalities have been adding fluoride to water supplies to reduce the incidence of tooth decay at the advice of numerous highly credentialed entities, including the World Health Organization, the U.S. Public Health Service, the American Dental Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

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    Susannah Shmurak
  • What does the environment have to do with autism?
    Diseases & Conditions

    What does the environment have to do with autism?

    September 21, 2017

    The search for autism’s causes is a daunting task — but researchers are investigating a variety of factors that might play a role. Written by Liza Gross Republished with permission from Ensia.com. If you look just at the numbers, you might think autism rates are spiraling out of control. The rates seemed high enough at 1 in 150 in 2000,…

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    Liza Gross
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