Monthly Archives: July 2021

diabetes
Parts of the country have been experiencing record-breaking temperatures. While everyone is feeling the effects of the heat, individuals with diabetes are especially at risk. Having both diabetes and extreme heat can be a dangerous combination. Heat and moderate-to-high physical activity may cause excessive sweating, dehydration, and glucose spikes. People […]

Why Having Diabetes in Extreme Heat Can Be Dangerous

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Exercise provides benefits for depression and mental health.
Running from the Blues Can exercise impact your mental health? With depression being the leading cause of disability worldwide, scientists and researchers believe the use of exercise may help mitigate the issue. You have probably experienced improved mental function and clarity after exercise, but why? Interestingly, when you exercise, so […]

Fighting Depression with Exercise

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The kissing bug carries disease-causing parasites that are incredibly harmful to the human body. Photo by Macro on Pexels.
There’s a New Bug in Town With a spectacularly hot and lively summer now in full swing, Americans are on high alert for pests. It seems like every other cable ad and news story is about a new insect repellant or surprise snake den. Author’s aside: did anyone else see […]

Southern United States’ ‘Kissing Bug’ Deadly to Humans

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Alzheimer's and dementia
Although the terms are frequently related, dementia and Alzheimer’s are not the same. Dementia is an overarching term used to describe symptoms that impact a person’s memory, the performance of daily activities, and ability to communicate. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. As time goes on, Alzheimer’s […]

Alzheimer’s and Dementia Compared

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Icelandic study shows benefits of a shorter workweek
Could a shorter workweek be the future of industries across the world? A new study published in June of 2021 has proven to be an enormous success in demonstrating the benefits of a shortened four-day workweek. Following the results of the Icelandic study, many companies have started implementing the new […]

Shorter Workweek? New Study is Enormous Success

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If you are someone who wants to improve their writing skills, check out these four tips to improve your grammar skills!
Grammar: it was either your bread and butter or the bane of your existence in school. Regardless of how you felt, though, grammar was hard to learn! With ever-changing dialects and ideals of “proper” speech, it can be difficult to ensure that you are crafting quality, legible content. If you […]

Four Tips to Improve Your Grammar Skills

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New research reveals that dinosaurs were struggling to survive long before the K-T extinction event (asteroid strike).  
For years, kids have been taught that the dinosaurs were likely wiped out by an asteroid strike that hit present-day Mexico around 66 million years ago. The image presented is one of a thriving dinosaur society entirely wiped out almost overnight, as the asteroid barreled through the atmosphere at the […]

Dinosaurs Were Struggling to Survive Before Asteroid Strike

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hurricane
With hurricane season kicking off, we are already seeing storms hit certain parts of the nation. Whether or not you live in an affected area, understanding how to prepare for a hurricane is important. There is not much you can do to stop a natural event from occurring, but the […]

A Guide to Hurricane Preparedness

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