“For those who speak softly, it’s easy to feel left out.” Do you need to recharge after being in large social gatherings? Do you need your own private time? You could be an introvert. Learn about the science behind your introversion in this video and help yourself feel valuable. When we know ourselves, we feel […]

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We all get them. And we usually learn what can trigger a headache. But what’s going on inside our body when we feel that pain?

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Did you know that the ingredients that became aspirin were discovered more than 4000 years ago? This is the fascinating story of the development of this common medicine.

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Even when there isn’t a global pandemic, your immune system is constantly working to keep you healthy. A vaccine pre-arms your system to start protecting against an invader. Here’s a quick explainer on how it works.

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Did you know that people have different types of blood from one another? This is why you can’t donate blood to any other person. It’s also why blood donation is a lot trickier than you might think. Giving the wrong type to a person can cause their immune system to start fighting off the donation.

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“When we create such effective solutions, people forget how serious the problems were.” That’s the case with the many diseases we’ve virtually eliminated with vaccines. The number of people vaccinated against a disease also lowers the reproduction number of a virus. That means, the more people are vaccinated, the more quickly and effectively we can […]

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Pandemics are inevitable. But a combination of science, technology, and healthy public policy can help us get ahead of the next one. Bill Gates explains how.

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The mRNA vaccines that combat covid were developed and approved very quickly. This led a lot of people to believe that they couldn’t be safe. The truth is that the technology behind mRNA vaccines has been developed over decades of work.

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You may have heard a lot of opinions on masks. This video uses science to debunk myths that have been spread about masks.

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Every vaccine can have side effects. Scientists who work most closely with vaccines emphasize that when a vaccination makes you feel sick, it’s not a bad sign. Once you understand why vaccine side effects happen, you might be happy to get them. Learn more!

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