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Educating students on lifestyle matters

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It is important for medical students to understand how to treat patients with noncommunicable diseases including how to provide counselling and treatment with regards lifestyle choices

Noncommunicable diseases and lifestyle choices Currently, when we talk about the main causes of morbidity and mortality in the world, we are referring to noncommunicable diseases. Among them, cardiovascular, respiratory, and metabolic diseases stand out, accounting for more than half of the deaths worldwide as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO, 2021). The prevention and treatment for these diseases, […]

For the love of chocolate

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A variety of chocolate bars, cocoa powder and cinnamon sticks. Chocolate is linked to endorphin release such as serotonin.

Chocolate. The feeling of delight triggered by a mouthful is familiar to many of us. Its visual aspect, its scent, its taste, the sound it makes when we bite into it, the sensation once in the mouth – chocolate provides an experience that activates all of our senses. Of course, not everyone loves chocolate, but most of us do. Some […]

Cactus: The new leather?

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An image of a prickly pear cactus with fruits growing from the top. This type of cactus is being used to develop plant-based alternatives to leather.

It’s widely known that the production of animal leather is very harmful to the environment, but leather is a staple of many industries. As an answer to this problem a variety of more eco-friendly leather alternatives have recently been developed. One of these is an organic material called Desserto®, made of nopal (or prickly pear) cactus. This alternative has the look and […]

The science behind a perfect cup of coffee

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A cup of coffee in a green cup and saucer is on a table, next to a scoop that has coffee beans pouring out of it.

There is something about the smell of a good cup of coffee in the morning that just cannot be beaten. Unless you prefer tea of course, in which case it should be gently highlighted that coffee is now the most popular drink worldwide and it’s probably time to give it a go. But how do you make a perfect cup […]

Life on the moons of our Solar System

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A picture of the surface of a moon. Speculating about which moons in our Solar System would be the best candidate for the terraforming process

Spreading out among the stars and building new colonies has long been a dream for humanity, but we shouldn’t just looked at neighbouring planets as potential future homes. Scientists have been collecting information on the moons in our Solar System for decades, and they are often just as interesting as the planets they orbit. Our Solar System is home to […]

World Oceans Day 2022

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Engulfing two-thirds of the blue planet, our oceans are the habitat of over 50% of all life on Earth. Experts estimate that between 50–80% of the world’s oxygen bubbles up from the seven seas. However, human activity has detrimentally impacted marine life, with associated rising global temperatures, pollution, and overfishing wreaking havoc on fragile oceanic ecosystems. The 8th of June […]

The Thought Leader series: Interviewing esteemed global thinkers

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A focus on the Thought Leaders that have been featured in Research Outreach publications

At Research Outreach, we strive to showcase a wealth of cutting-edge research from across the sciences and beyond. As part of this uniquely exciting remit, we run the ‘Thought Leader’ series, interviewing esteemed thinkers, researchers, and communicators from world-leading organisations and a diverse array of disciplines. These interviews afford our readers the rare opportunity to hear about the latest research […]