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Blog / Birth Control In Your Ears?

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 / Eliza Thulson /

Pharmaceutical jewelry is a relatively new concept that takes advantage of the transdermal drug delivery technology developed in 1979. Researchers today are exploring options for delivering birth control through small patches adhered to earring backs, necklaces, and watches.

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Blog / Autoimmunity and the Placenta -The Pregnancy Compensation Hypothesis

February 27, 2020February 28, 2020 / Laetitia Meyrueix /

The sex differences in autoimmune diseases have yet to be clearly understood. A new hypothesis called the pregnancy compensation hypothesis attempts to pull in many factors to better explain why we see these differences between males and females.

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Blog / Why Food Access Matters for Health and Well-Being

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 / Anneliese Long /

How does the experience of food insecurity relate to health? Learn why food access is considered an up and coming social determinant of health.

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Blog / Sleep Your Way to Better Health

July 22, 2019July 29, 2019 / Julia DiFiore /

Sleep is not only important for cognitive function but overall health as well.

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Blog / A glass of wine a day…does not keep the doctor away

July 15, 2019July 22, 2019 / Kaylee Helfrich /

A review of 592 studies finds that a single standard drink of alcohol per day increases the risk for health problems.

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Blog / To Drink or Not to Drink?

February 3, 2017February 2, 2017 / Laetitia Meyrueix /

Every day the media bombards consumers with different recommendations regarding the amount of food to consume, important micronutrients to keep in mind, and general advice about what you should be…

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Health hydration research Scientific Communication water

Blog / Exercise and Immune Response: An Overview

November 3, 2016November 3, 2016 / Nic Shea /

The relationship between exercise intensity (or volume) and susceptibility to upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) is a rotated J-shaped curve.  This means that some regular moderate physical activity decreases the…

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