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Diabetes: Violence and abuse experienced in adulthood increase the risk

“Exposure to violence or interpersonal abuse throughout life has been associated with several chronic diseases, including adult-onset diabetes, but this trend has not been confirmed based on patients’ gender and ethnicity,” said researchers from Meharry Medical College (USA). In a recent study, they used data from a cohort called the …

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Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences – BAGSS Starter Scholarships

The Starter Scholarship is awarded for a one year period only. During that time, recipients are expected to develop an excellent research proposal that will be used to apply for further funding, e.g. for scholarships from the many German sponsorship organisations. The Starter Scholarship amounts to 1.468 EUR per month. …

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Losing Weight While Eating to Your Heart’s Content: Could It Be Possible?

What if the key to losing weight lay within our brains? According to researchers from the Institute for Basic Science in South Korea, brain cells may hold the secret to weight loss in obese individuals without requiring significant changes to their diets. These groundbreaking findings, published in the specialized journal …

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