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Policy Brief by Manaswini Kar, Keerthana Manikandan, and Jonathan Klonowski
With at least one-eighth of the entire global population living with mental illness, the world stands at…
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Op-Ed by Elissavet Chartampila
Climate change presents a formidable and urgent threat to human health. From the loss of life and illness caused by more frequent and severe extreme weather…
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By Elissavet Chartampila
June 29th, 2021, was the hottest day in history for British Columbia, Canada. As a heat wave swept across western Canada, temperatures soared to unprecedented heights, with…
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by Johanna Popp
Stressed lately? Low in energy? Too exhausted to meet up with friends after a long workday? These feelings could indicate early signs of declining mental health. According…
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By Courtney Kremler
It’s a classic cycle that we have all been through before: craving pizza, sugar, or junk food of any kind, feeding that craving, promptly feeling worse, and…
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By Chris Gabriel
Rock climbing is as much a puzzle as it is a sport. Anyone could guess that climbing requires a unique combination of athletic skills: muscular power to…
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By Vincent A Medina
Gun deaths in the United States far exceed those of every other developed country in the world (Sam & Rupp, 2022). This has prompted frequent discussions…
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By: Talia Oughourlian
Hormonal contraceptives were introduced more than 60 years ago (OBOS Contributors, 2021) with some commending the contraceptive pill as one of the greatest scientific inventions of the…
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(And why now is the perfect time to change it)
The first time I heard the word prohibition was in eighth grade. The 18th amendment banned alcohol in 1918 in…
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When you think of researchers growing “mini-brains,” you might picture a mad scientist out of a sci-fi or horror movie. But the reality looks quite different. Cerebral organoids, often colloquially…
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Depression is a common mental disorder affecting around 4% of the world’s population. Evidence suggests that chronic inflammation plays an important role in the development of depression. Indeed, around one…
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Spanish Translation also available here: Neuro Cartilla: Los principios básicos de la adicción
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From alcohol to opioids to cocaine, most of us are familiar with addictive substances. But how does…
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Most of us have heard of the placebo effect – the phenomenon in which patients experience improvements in health simply due to their belief in the efficacy of a medical…
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The inner landscape of the mind can be a dark and gloomy place for people with depression and anxiety. It is often filled with negative self-talk and repetitions of bad…
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Nowadays, experiencing shocking and dangerous situations in which you think yours or someone else’s life is in danger is not rare. People who are exposed to, or have witnessed life-threatening…
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Currently, we are facing one of the worst pandemics in human history. Since our means to fight the virus are still limited, social distancing has been the best way to…
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