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The salutogenic model as a theory to guide health promotion

, 1996
SUMMARY This paper provides a critical look at the challenges facing the field of health promotion. Pointing to the persistence of the disease orientation and the limits of risk factor approaches for conceptualizing and conducting research on health, the
A. Antonovsky
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Climate change and Indigenous Health Promotion

Global Health Promotion, 2019
Climate change poses a serious threat to the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples around the world. Despite living in diverse contexts, Indigenous peoples face a number of common challenges.
Rhys Jones
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The power of microRNA regulation—insights into immunity and metabolism

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
MicroRNAs are emerging as crucial regulators at the intersection of metabolism and immunity. This review examines how miRNAs coordinate glucose and lipid metabolism while simultaneously modulating T‐cell development and immune responses. Moreover, it highlights how cutting‐edge artificial intelligence applications can identify miRNA biomarkers ...
Stefania Oliveto, Nicola Manfrini, Stefano Biffo   +2 more
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Identification of novel small molecule inhibitors of ETS transcription factors

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
ETS transcription factors play an essential role in tumourigenesis and are indispensable for sprouting angiogenesis, a hallmark of cancer, which fuels tumour expansion and dissemination. Thus, targeting ETS transcription factor function could represent an effective, multifaceted strategy to block tumour growth. The evolutionarily conserved E‐Twenty‐Six
Shaima Abdalla, Zary Forghany, Jin Ma, Johan G. Hollander, Ruta Nachane, Karoly Szuhai, Pancras C. W. Hogendoorn, Peter ten Dijke, Dipen Shah, David A. Baker   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Exploratory Study of Health Habit Formation Through Gamification [PDF]

arXiv, 2017
Promotion of healthy habits help maintain and improve people health, reduce disease risks, and manage chronic illness. Regular healthy activities like walking, exercising, healthy eating, drinking water or taking medication on time require forming the new habits. Gamification techniques are promising in promoting healthy behaviors and delivering health
arxiv  

Promoting the Research of Health Behavior Change in Chinese HCI Community [PDF]

arXiv, 2020
Unhealthy lifestyles largely contribute to many chronic diseases, which makes the research on health behavior change crucial for both individuals and the whole society. As an interdisciplinary research field, health behavior change research in the HCI community is still in the early stage.
arxiv  

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae amino acid transporter Lyp1 has a broad substrate spectrum

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Yeast Amino acid Transporter family members mediate the import of amino acids, ranging from substrate specialists to generalists. Here, we show that the specialist transporter, Lyp1, has a broader substrate spectrum than previously described, with affinity constants spanning from micromolar to millimolar.
Foteini Karapanagioti, Sebastian Obermaier, Dirk J. Slotboom, Bert Poolman   +3 more
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The eHealth literacy scale (eHEALS): is it suitable for health education nursing officers in Sri Lanka?

Health Literacy and Communication Open
Effective use of electronic health tools requires a specific set of skills. These skills can be assessed using valid eHealth literacy measurement tools.
Millawage Supun Dilara Wijesinghe, Sherine J. Balasingham, Balangoda Muhamdiramlage Indika Gunawardana, Weerasinghe Mudiyanselage Prasad Chathuranga Weerasinghe, Rajapaksha Mudiyanselage Nayani Umesha Rajapaksha, Praveen Shankar Nagendran, Dhanaja Kaushalya Illangasinghe, Eranda Janaka, Ranjith Batuwanthudawe, Palitha Karunapema   +9 more
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Smoke-free-school-hours at vocational education and training schools in Denmark: attitudes among managers and teaching staff – a national cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Tobacco is the main cause of non-communicable disease and premature death globally. Implementing restrictive school tobacco policies such as smoke-free-school-hours (SFSH) may have the potential to reduce smoking among Vocational Education and
Clara Heinze, Anneke Vang Hjort, Peter Elsborg, Helle Terkildsen Maindal, Charlotte Demant Klinker   +4 more
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Social media for health promotion and weight management: a critical debate

BMC Public Health, 2018
BackgroundIn 2016 an estimated 1.9 billion adults world-wide were either overweight or obese. The health consequences of obesity are responsible for 2.8 million preventable deaths per year.
M. Jane, M. Hagger, Jonathan Foster, Suleen S. Ho, S. Pal   +4 more
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