/oss/taxonomy/term/5337/all en /oss/article/student-contributors-general-science/im-allergic-nuts-pollen-and-montreal-winters <p>As strange as it sounds, being allergic to the cold is a real thing, and it’s called “cold urticaria.” Compared with nut or pollen allergies, an allergy to cold temperatures is much less common, <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8926165/">affecting around 0.05% of the population</a>, which is why you might not have heard of it before. However, like other allergies, people with cold urticaria will have a similar reaction.</p> Thu, 12 May 2022 13:31:07 +0000 Cat Wang 9109 at /oss /oss/article/covid-19-student-contributors-health/giving-worried-sick-whole-new-meaning <p>Everybody experiences stress differently, from the circumstances that cause it, to the ways that we cope with it. What doesn’t differ is that we all experience it, one way or another. There are a multitude of reasons why we get stressed: academic deadlines, social pressures and work-related responsibilities.</p> Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:44:07 +0000 Cat Wang 8694 at /oss