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TCH SPR

AL Alicia M Prater, PhD · Health and Science from Alicia Prater

Is Aging a Medical Condition?

Peri-menopause, mid-life crisis, aging gracefully…these are common terms that show up in my social media feeds because I’m closer to…

May 08, 2026 · 2 min read · 22 claps paywalled #death-and-dying #mortality #aging

SCI

AL Alicia M Prater, PhD · Health and Science from Alicia Prater

Some of Them Don’t Understand Science and It Shows

This is the scientific method

Jan 04, 2026 · 4 min read · 50 claps paywalled #science-literacy #science-reporting #commentary

MED SCI BIO

AL Alicia M Prater, PhD · Health and Science from Alicia Prater

Cholesterol Doesn’t Act Alone

A misunderstood molecule that gets all the blame

Nov 21, 2025 · 3 min read · 31 claps paywalled #cholesterol #heart-disease #health

LIF AI

AL Alicia M Prater, PhD · Health and Science from Alicia Prater

Symptoms of Lithium Overdose

Who’s at risk and what to watch for

Aug 12, 2025 · 4 min read · 94 claps paywalled #lithium-toxicity #lithium-overdose #health

SOC

AL Alicia M Prater, PhD · Health and Science from Alicia Prater

What Is EMTALA and What Does It Have To Do With Abortion?

A 1986 law and the limits of Executive power to change it

Jun 09, 2025 · 3 min read · 509 claps paywalled #abortion #medical-services #emtala

MDA SCI

AL Alicia M Prater, PhD · Health and Science from Alicia Prater

Correlation Is not Causation

Increase your reading comprehension of science and health articles

May 17, 2025 · 3 min read · 0 claps paywalled #science #health #correlation-vs-causation

GEN MDA MED LIF SCI

AL Alicia M Prater, PhD · Health and Science from Alicia Prater

Genetic Contributions to Mood

A complex interplay affecting circadian rhythm and seasonality complicate the prevention of depression, anxiety, and mood disorders

Apr 28, 2025 · 3 min read · 0 claps paywalled #health #genetics #mood-disorder

GEN SCI

AL Alicia M Prater, PhD · Health and Science from Alicia Prater

Rosalind Franklin — Women’s History Month Profile in Science

She never won a Nobel prize, but her work did. Proof of the now famous double-helix of deoxyribonucleic acid — the shape of DNA — was her…

Mar 18, 2025 · 3 min read · 0 claps paywalled #science-history #rosalind-franklin #women-in-science

HUM BIO MED

AL Alicia M Prater, PhD · Health and Science from Alicia Prater

We Need to Continue to Learn from Historical Flu Outbreaks

Since at least 1580, the influenza virus has spread among humans. Since 1945, we’ve been able to prevent it.

Feb 01, 2025 · 4 min read · 10 claps paywalled #health #influenza #pandemic

MDA BIO

AL Alicia M Prater, PhD · Health and Science from Alicia Prater

Why Is the Common Cold so Common?

We’ve all wondered it while trying so very hard to breathe through our mouths and not cough until we’re light-headed as we suffer through…

Jan 04, 2025 · 3 min read · 1 claps paywalled #health #common-cold #virus

GEN SCI

AL Alicia M Prater, PhD · Health and Science from Alicia Prater

How Karyotyping is Performed to Diagnose Genetic Disorders

Karyotyping is a type of genetic test performed to diagnose chromosomal abnormalities. Chromosomal abnormalities include trisomies (an…

Jan 17, 2024 · 2 min read · 0 claps paywalled #genetics #chromosomal-abnormalities #karyotyping

AL Alicia M Prater, PhD · Health and Science from Alicia Prater

Alfi’s Syndrome — Monosomy 9p

Alfi’s syndrome is the name given to the collection of symptoms caused by a chromosomal abnormality called monosomy 9p. It is also called…

Dec 10, 2023 · 2 min read · 0 claps paywalled #rare-disease #chromosomal-abnormalities #genetic-disorder

GEN SCI

AL Alicia M Prater, PhD · Health and Science from Alicia Prater

Copy Number Variation — A Repetitive Element of the Human Genome

The human genome includes a number of repetitive elements. One specific type of repetitive sequence is copy number variation.

Oct 13, 2022 · 2 min read · 4 claps paywalled #genetics #copy-number-variation #copy-number-variants