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The Pivot with Dr. Hongtu Zhu

UNC Epidemiology Blog

Hongtu Zhu bridges big data and health to improve our understanding of the brain. What’s your role in public health? I have been a faculty member here since 2006. I have been a faculty member here since 2006. I also develop algorithms to ensure health care solutions are equitable across diverse populations.

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Five Nobel Prize winners publish scientific article collection for children

Frontiers

With the help of a science mentor, each article in the Nobel Collection has been reviewed by kids themselves to ensure it is understandable, fun, and engaging before publication. Kornberg , awarded The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2006. The Transcription of Life: from DNA to RNA , written by Roger D. ABOUT FRONTIERS.

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Study Reveals Growing Industrial Practice of Altering Milk's Natural Fat Composition

Mercola

Among their many functions is a remarkable process called biohydrogenation, 1 in which these microbial "workers" convert normal levels of unsaturated fats from the cows diet into stable, health-promoting saturated fats. This oversimplified story hasn't just shaped public opinion it's fundamentally altered our food system.

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NCUIH Calls for Protected Funding of Indian Health Service & Funding for Key Indian Health Programs in Written Testimony to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

National Council on Urban Indian Health

On February 26, 2025, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) submitted written testimony to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) regarding the 119 th Congress Priorities for Indian Country. Appropriate $80 million for Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Resources for Native Americans.

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How a Health Non-Profit Took Hip Hop and Found Its Secret Sauce

Black Health Matters

So hes set out on a mission to connect the culture, the people, and his vocation: health. In 2006, he teamed up with legendary rapper Doug E. Fresh to launch Hip Hop Public Health , a nonprofit that promotes health education messages through hip hop culture and interacting with the community, meeting them where they are.

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Remembering Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter at HJ12 in Atlanta

Association of Health Care Journalists

Its unlikely any of us who attended AHCJs Health Journalism 2012 conference in Atlanta will ever forget hearing from former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. They spoke about the work they had done and continued to do to improve health nationally and internationally. 29, 2024, at his home in Plains, Ga.,

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#WNTD Blog: Gaslighting, greenwashing and personal responsibility – old and new tropes in tobacco industry interference

Institute of Public Health

Three quarters of the Irish population think the government should do more to protect the public from tobacco-related harm and even more believe that tobacco products should be more tightly regulated. That tobacco is a major contributor to the destruction of Ireland’s natural environment and the health of our planet.