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Hey everyone,
I recently stumbled upon an interesting article about the effects of cold exposure on vascular aging. According to the article, exposure to cold temperatures may actually have a positive impact on our cardiovascular health.
The article cites a study which found that cold exposure can reduce calcium buildup in arteries, a key indicator of vascular aging. Additionally, the study found that cold exposure can deter senescence, the process by which cells stop dividing and ultimately lead to age-related decline.
This is pretty surprising news, considering that we often think of cold temperatures as something to avoid for our health. But it seems that there may be benefits to subjecting ourselves to some level of cold exposure.
I'm curious to hear what others think about this. Have you ever intentionally exposed yourself to cold temperatures for health reasons? Do you think there is merit to these findings, or is more research needed?
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If history studies our past and social sciences study our present, what is the study of our future? Future(s) Studies (colloquially called "future(s)" by many of the field's practitioners) is an interdisciplinary field that seeks to hypothesize the possible, probable, preferable, or alternative future(s).
One of the fundamental assumptions in future(s) studies is that the future is plural rather than singular, that is, that it consists of alternative future(s) of varying degrees of likelihood but that it is impossible in principle to say with certainty which one will occur.