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Pride Month 2022: Article collections on health and wellbeing in the LGBT+ community

Frontiers

We are proud to showcase the top closed and open article collections on improving the health and wellbeing of LGBT+ individuals. Researchers explored topics spanning from transgender pain and queer aging to HIV prevention and sexual health in non-binary adolescents. LGBT+ aging. Mental health. Reproductive health.

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Study finds link between mental health symptoms and increased nicotine use in youth

News Medical Health Sciences

in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, and co-authors has found that youth (ages 16-19) with internalizing mental health symptoms (e.g., A recent study led by Emily Hackworth, a 2024 graduate of the Arnold School's Ph.D.

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Diabetes Raises Dementia Risk — Here's How to Mitigate It

Mercola

A study of 374,021 older veterans with diabetes uncovered a crucial connection between long-term blood sugar management and cognitive health. Diabetes Takes a Toll on Your Brain Health The study revealed that individuals with the lowest HbA1c TIR had a 19% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those with the highest TIR.

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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. Research repeatedly shows that dairy fats benefit our health. With an astonishing 1.2

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New York City Teens Connection: a Personal Reflection on Positive Youth Development

Fund for Public Health NYC

FPHNYC is proud to have secured a new fourth round of HHS funding for the NYC Health Department’s New York City Teens Connection (NYCTC). They were the program leader for Curtis High School Teen Health Promoters Club. They encouraged us to apply as a way to build on our knowledge and interest in teen sexual health.

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This Silent Disease Affects Millions of Americans

Mercola

Department of Health and Human Services, around 10 million people over the age of 50 have osteoporosis. 1 This is a concerning number of people who have compromised skeletal health, as osteoporosis increases your risk of major fractures. According to the U.S. 15 So, how much calcium does your body need?

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LISTEN: Laura Diaz on how social and environmental stress impact children’s health

Environmental Health News

Laura Diaz joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the intersection of social and environmental stressors on children’s health. Agents of Change in Environmental Justice · Laura Diaz on how social and environmental stress impact children’s health Transcript Brian Bienkowski Laura, how are you doing today?