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Body Image & Weight Loss: A Double-Edged Sword

In a society obsessed with appearance, the pursuit of weight loss can lead to both empowerment and despair. How do our perceptions of body image shape our goals, and what dangers lurk in this quest for an ideal physique? Body image, defined as an individual’s perception of their physical appearance

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Science Shaken: Research and Public Health Under The 2nd Trump Administration

Last updated: March 24, 2025 It has now been just over two months since the 2nd Trump administration took office, bringing sweeping reforms to the government and federally-subsidized programs. In just these past several weeks, Trump has signed over 100 executive orders [1], successfully confirmed 21 out of 22 Cabinet

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Conscious Unbossing: How Gen Z is Redefining Management

The Digital Natives: Meet Generation Z Unlocking what makes Generation Z tick can help us figure out how to make the workplace with multiple generations a more cohesive, high-performing team. This generation, often described as pragmatic, digitally savvy, and ethically driven, is reshaping workplaces in ways that are only beginning

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Antimalarial treatments for rheumatoid arthritis and lupus affect skeletal muscles

Antimalarial (AM) treatments, such as chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), have been used to treat autoimmune disorders for over sixty years. It has been an effective treatment of autoimmune inflammatory disorders like rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) by decreasing the body’s inflammatory response. However, recent research is

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Coral Communities in the Caribbean – Transformation Since Human Arrival

Study: Cramer, Katie, Mary Donovan, Jeremy Jackson, Benjamin Greenstein, Chelsea Korpanty, Geoffrey Cook, and John Pandolfi. “The Transformation of Caribbean Coral Communities since Humans.” Preprint. Preprints, January 12, 2021. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.161048962.21724991/v1. Coral Reefs in the West For years now every so often we see another headline about the decline of the

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