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Charles Anderson, assistant professor at WVU, recently led a study looking at the roles zinc plays in the organ’s function. He equates the essential mineral zinc to a volume knob in many parts of the brain.
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West Virginia faces a unique set of health issues: a population at significantly higher risk of disease and early mortality than other states in the nation; rural communities with shortages of key health professionals; social, environmental, and demographic factors that contribute to poor health outcomes.