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An apple a day keeps the orthopedist away
If I were to ask you how to protect yourself from osteoporosis, what would you say? Probably something like, “drink more milk,” or “take a calcium or vitamin D supplement,” right? I recently met with...
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A comprehensive study of Puerto Rican health
The Puerto Rican population is the largest Latino group in the northeastern United States, but data about health disparities is largely focused on Mexican Americans, according to Katherine Tucker,...
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Variety is the spice of…cognitive function
Photo by muammerokumus via Flickr. In September I introduced you to health sciences professor Katherine Tucker and the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study, a longitudinal research program aimed at...
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Mediterranean diet is old but good news
Photo via Thinkstock. I went grocery shopping over the weekend and if you knew anything about my normal eating habits, you would have been rather surprised by the things I brought home with me: tons of...
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Feeding the genome
Photo by Thinkstock. When the Human Genome Project wrapped in 2003, we assumed this ginormous data set would provide the much needed parts-list to fill in the blanks of human health and disease. But in...
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