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eople talk about the importance of caring for our physical health: watching for our nutrition, getting adequate rest, doing physical activity, avoiding the use or abuse of harmful...
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Yamila Lezcano, PhD, LMHC. Associate Professor of Undergraduate Psychology, Albizu University (Miami Campus)
dolescence marks the transition from childhood to young adulthood, during which...
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ocial connection is a fundamental human need and a critical aspect of psychological well-being. It encompasses the relationships we form, our interactions with others, and the sense of...
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very month at least one day of awareness of a particular cause is celebrated: perhaps a health condition, some historical struggle, or simply the memory that we live...
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he last decade of the 20th century saw the most significant advances in scientific understanding of the brain. In this context, there was a consolidation of the concept...
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he health sector is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the United States, and it is also one of the areas that will show the most...
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Dr. Alberto Avilés Muñoz, DHSc, CCC-SLP, speech pathologist and assistant professor of the Speech Pathology Program at the Mayagüez University Center of Albizu University.
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