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Explore how COVID-19 compares to previous global pandemics in terms of infection numbers, fatalities, geographical reach and more Since the first case of coronavirus on 1st December 2019, there have been over 2,685,000 cases of the disease worldwide, in over 213 countries. You may remember previous pandemics that…
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  There are some parts of human anatomy which have inexplicably powerful impacts on health and wellness, including our spiritual and emotional well-being. For example, researchers continue to try to understand the role that the “muscle of the soul” (psoas), or the “seat of the soul” (pineal gland) have,…
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  We all know that kindness and compassion are very important in our lives, and most of us pursue to be kind and compassionate as often as possible. But did you know that focused intent of kind and loving thoughts could actually benefit your physical health as well as your psychological wellbeing?…
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  A healthy digestive system is just as important for overall health as a healthy immune system. In fact, the two are connected. Several studies have shown how the body benefits from having a healthy gut microbiota – the community of microorganisms that live in the human gut. However, the exact role of this microbial…
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  Humans around the world are living longer, and life expectancy at birth has been steadily increasing. Some estimates even put average life expectancy as increasing by a quarter of a year per year – an increase that has contributed to the rise of the very old. Now that there are more people who live up to 100, 110 or even…
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  Do you think that humans don’t use all of their brain capacity? Or that left-handed people are more creative? These are popular ideas, but they don’t have any scientific evidence. Today, we’ll debunk some common neuromyths. As neuroscience makes more discoveries about the human brain, interest in…
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  A report released by Kew Gardens in the United Kingdom has revealed that there are nearly 30,000 plant species recorded as being of medicinal use throughout the world. What if the health/pharmaceutical industry put in the same amount of resources into studying natural medicine as they do for drug-based medicine? How much…
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  Germ theory is an immensely powerful force on this planet, affecting everyday interactions from a handshake, all the way up the ladder to national vaccination agendas and global eradication campaigns. But what if fundamental research on what exactly these ‘pathogens’ are, how they infect us, has not…
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  It took the city emergency services a little more than two weeks to prevent the deadly virus from escaping beyond Moscow and spreading throughout the entire Soviet Union. On December 23, 1959, a man stepped off an airplane arriving in Moscow from Delhi, who would soon inadvertently place the capital of the USSR…
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  Nutrition, exercise and smoking are all considered primary modifiable risk factors for a wide array of health conditions. However, this leaves sleep and increasingly common sleep disorders often overlooked as risk factors. Sleep-disordered breathing – an umbrella term for several chronic conditions that…
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