One nerve connects your vital organs, sensing and shaping your health. If we learn to control it, the future of medicine will be electric. ………………………….. However the technology develops, our understanding of how the body manages disease has changed for ever. “It’s become increasingly clear that we can’t see organ systems in isolation, like we …
As M. Katherine Shear, MD, professor of psychiatry at the Columbia University School of Social Work, puts it: “Grief is not one thing. It is a shorthand word for a complex, time-varying experience that is unique for each person and each loss.” There is no timetable for the healing process. “In general, grief usually evolves …
What you eat can have a major impact on how you feel emotionally. A diet rich in probiotics — which support the growth of “healthy” bacteria in the gut — is known to boost digestive health and can even improve a person’s immune system. But now an increasingly robust body of evidence suggests that gut …
When it comes to accomplishing your dreams — and getting credit for doing so — all we can say is, never underestimate the power of time. Time not only grants you the ability to use your talents, pursue your dreams and leave a lasting imprint on the world, but also gives others room to adjust …
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from Beyond the argument that faith in God is irrational—and therefore illegitimate by EMMA GREEN: In America, which sociologists often describe as a uniquely religious country compared with the rest of the Western world, a vast majority of people have faith. According to Pew, 86 percent of Millennials, or people aged 18-33, say they believe in …
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