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How Exercise Can Help Youth Cope with Social Stressors
The start of a school year can bring new exciting beginnings but can also bring new stressors. Some of these stressors can include adjusting to new classes and an increased workload. Unfortunately, experiences with bullying and relationship confli...
Post · October 23, 2025
Lung function decline in people with serious mental illness: A call to action
People living with serious mental illness (SMI) die 10–20 years earlier than the general population, mostly due to preventable physical conditions such as cardiovascular or respiratory diseases. Yet, lung health remains largely overlooked in menta...
Post · October 22, 2025
Behind every discovery are failed experiments and moments of doubt.
Science is often shown as a series of breakthroughs, but most of our days are filled with things that do not work. Plants die in the growth chamber, gels run wrong, data make no sense, and yet we come back the next morning to try again.
That inv...
Post · October 21, 2025
"Old EP" in the West Virginia Weakly
It's an honor to feature a brandy drink in the The West Virginia Weakly. For all you folks needing to keep apace with important news, politics, and lifestyle in West Virginia. The WV Weakly is your spot. Give them a read.
The history brandy, and...
Post · October 19, 2025
‘Of Mice (or Frogs?) and Men’: The Courage and Inspiration Behind Peaceful Protest
My famous last words, as I began this blog, were that I would post weekly. Those words have quickly been replaced with a promise to post when I can. I have been pulled away with other professional commitments, and it is never a great idea to commi...
Post · October 18, 2025