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Parallels in Global Food Insecurity: Examining Pollinator Decline and Assessing an Ecological Collapse Through Arctic Entomology

Can Arctic Entomology Predict the Future of Global Food Security?

arctic, climate change, climate science, ecology, entomology, environment, food insecurity, global food insecurity, indigenous populations, pollinators

The Spread of Misinformation: A Public Health Crisis

How tackling the invisible epidemic of misinformation can restore public health

healthcare, medicine, misinformation, public health

Our Best Friend Joe: Coffee’s Superiority in Terms of Caffeine Vectors

Wake up and smell the… caffeine pills? 

caffeine, coffee, health, medecine, nutrition, research, sleep

A Fountain of Lies? The rise of collagen supplements

A look into the online marketing, faddish popularity, and (in)efficacy of collagen supplements…

biotin, collagen, culture, health, nutrition, social media, supplements, wellness

The Genetic AND POSTAL Lottery: a Review of Sleep Inequality

Shedding light on sleep inequality, an unknown concept, as one of the leading causes of poor health and wellness.

a - Biology & Medicine, f - Research News, sleep

Mini Brains in Petri Dishes

Neuroscientists are engineering “cerebral organoids” using pluripotent stem cells to mimic human brain development, potentially aiding in the study of neurodevelopmental disorders and brain tumors.

a - Biology & Medicine, f - Research News, hiPSC, neuroscience, organoids, philosophy, science, stem cells

Beyond the Needle: A History of MMR Vaccine Hesitancy

In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) named vaccine hesitancy as a top 10 threat to global health…

herd immunity, immune system, immunology, mmr, vaccine

Genetics: The Key to Humanity’s Past and Future Health

Understanding our ancestors’ genetic makeup to help us understand how our immune systems work today.

covid-19, DNA, f - Research News, genetics, genomics, immune system, plague

Maybe Don’t “Just Ask”

by Sacha Mitchell, Contributing Writer “We just asked.” If you live in Canada, you’ve probably seen this tagline on a … More

ethics, ozempic, pharma, pharmaceutical indsutry, pharmaceuticals, sacha mitchell

Feeling to Remember

Memory formation is closely tied to our emotions. Could we use our emotions to mold our memories? by Isabelle Guo, … More

emotion, Isabelle Guo, memory, neuroscience

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