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Food Waste: The Psychology of Ugly Produce

March 1, 2021March 3, 2021 Science Connecteddining, environment, food, Food Waste, imperfect foods, imperfect produce, misfits market, ugly produce

Food waste is a big problem in the United States, where each household discards an average of one third of the food people buy.

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Health Psychology 

How the Placebo Effect “Tricks” the Brain

April 12, 2021April 10, 2021 Science Connectedanalgesia, medication, pain, placebo effect, placebos
You have probably heard of the placebo effect, but what is it and how does it work? Can something that's in...
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One Million Volunteers Could One Day Revolutionize Medicine

April 2, 2021April 5, 2021 SciStartercitizen science, citizen science projects, medicine, volunteer
NIH program promises to revolutionize medicine and cure some of the nation’s deadliest diseases. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers are needed.
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Researchers Find Tissue Damage from Covid-19

April 1, 2021April 6, 2021 Science Connectedbiology, immunology, medicine, microbiology
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Is Depression In Our Genes?

March 31, 2021April 4, 2021 Science Connecteddepression, epigenetics, genes, genetics, public health
A compound found in green tea stabilizes an anti-cancer protein known as the "guardian of the genome." Photo courtesy of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

How a Green Tea Antioxidant Helps Fight Cancer

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 Science Connectedanti-cancer drug, anti-cancer protein, antioxidant, cancer, fight cancer, green tea
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More Exercise Doesn’t Always Burn More Calories

March 4, 2021March 3, 2021 Science Connectedexercise, health, weight loss
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