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How Much Exercise is Too Much? Signs of Exercise Addiction

The term exercise addiction is used to describe unhealthy practices regarding excessive exercising.

31 Jan 2022

PTSD and Periods

With posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), individuals respond as if by reflex to cues that remind them of the trauma even though there is no present danger.

31 Jan 2022

The Gender Gap in Mental Health

Socially constructed differences in roles and responsibilities, status, and power between men and women contribute to differences in mental health.

31 Jan 2022

The Role of the Placenta in Maternal Mental Health

Both animal and human studies have shown the close relationship of prenatal stress with poor placental function.

27 Jan 2022

Role of Glycoscience in Viral Surveillance

Many viruses have glycoproteins that serve various essential functions in viral pathogenesis and transmission.

27 Jan 2022

Mental Health Comorbidities

All over the world, chronic physical diseases are increasing, as are mental disorders.

24 Jan 2022

What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?

Body dysmorphic disorder is a mental disorder that provokes the individual to focus unduly on flaws in the personal appearance.

24 Jan 2022

What Are the Health Benefits of Protecting the Ozone Layer?

Overexposure to UV radiation is considered to be a health risk, causing skin and eye damage, alongside effects on the immune system.

24 Jan 2022

How can Insects be Used to Study Physiology?

Insects outnumber humans in the number of organisms belonging to this class. This article looks at how insects can be used to study physiology.

24 Jan 2022

Assessing Evacuation Shelters to Improve Health

To reduce the health impacts following natural disasters, high-quality evacuations shelters are necessary to provide temporary settlements to internally displaced people.

24 Jan 2022

Insight into Personalized Vaccines

Personalized vaccines are becoming a focus of study as they promise to fulfill criteria, aided by in-depth genetic studies of variation in immune responses – vaccinomics.

24 Jan 2022

What is Blastomycosis?

Blastomycosis is a rare infectious condition caused by a fungus known as Blastomyces dermatitidis.

24 Jan 2022

What is Planetary Health?

Planetary health is a term that is premised on the notion that human wellbeing is dependent on the wellbeing of the earth including living and nonliving systems.

1 Feb 2022

Perfectionism and Depression

Specific dispositional characteristics are thought to predispose individuals to depression. One such predisposing factor is maladaptive perfectionism.

31 Jan 2022