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Health check: what's the deal with electrolytes?

  • Written by The Conversation
imageSweat is made up of water and minerals that are collectively known as electrolytes. Chris Hunkeler/Flickr, CC BY-SA

Electrolytes are an important part of normal human function. The failure to maintain a normal balance of electrolytes can lead to dehydration and possibly heart and neurological problems.

When we’re physically active, either as a...

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Renaissance or mirage: Can Africa sustain its growth?

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imageNigerian youth celebrate presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari's victory. Youth unemployment will continue to threaten the continent's growth.REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic

Foundation essay: This article is part of a series marking the launch of The Conversation in Africa. Our foundation essays are longer than usual and take a wider look at key issues...

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  1. African languages have the power to transform universities
  2. Cool cubes are changing the way we play in space
  3. North Korea's submarine missile firing raises the nuclear stakes
  4. Competition the wrong test for iron ore inquiry
  5. Australian science is no better off after the 2015 budget
  6. A great big new forest park won't save Leadbeater's possum
  7. The off-topic Conversation #43
  8. A $147m budget saving missed: income management has failed
  9. The $100 billion question: can Australia afford our retirement bill as the 'grey vote' booms?
  10. A song to unite? The gender politics of Eurovision still divide
  11. Power and peace: how nations can go nuclear without weapons
  12. Nuclear fusion, the clean power that will take decades to master
  13. Life in a windowless box: the vertical slums of Melbourne
  14. Labor's plans for science, technology, maths education well-meaning but misguided
  15. Neutral teaching centre won't be so neutral once opened for tender
  16. Workers exposed to cancer-causing agents deserve compensation
  17. Science communication can be its own reward
  18. FactCheck: Are 95% of models linking human CO₂ emissions and global warming in error?
  19. Despite (selfie) appearances, digital has not changed the way we experience travel
  20. Sen Warren is right: fast-track could help roll back Dodd-Frank
  21. Polls show budget well received but mixed voting results
  22. Médecins sans employment
  23. Jim Murphy's belief he could survive the Jockalypse was always a delusion
  24. The Minnesota Orchestra goes to Cuba: What can musicians hope to achieve?
  25. The implications of the death sentence for the Boston Marathon bomber
  26. BB King was great because he played out of tune
  27. Too much too young? Chuka Umunna bows out of Labour leadership race
  28. Why Big Pharma is not addressing the failure of antidepressants
  29. Five reasons Scottish devolution plans are doomed to failure
  30. How one of the world's biggest investors might help you keep your job
  31. South east Asia’s migrant boat crisis is a global responsibility
  32. Why you should always shake hands with a robot
  33. Chuka Umunna leaves behind a weak line-up in Labour leadership race
  34. Innovative plan is welcome change from 30 fruitless years of antibiotic research
  35. There are film festivals – and then there is Cannes
  36. Positive train control could have prevented Amtrak derailment, but it's not quite on track
  37. Why the UK has a special responsibility to protect its share of refugees
  38. There are more Baltimores: America's legacy of hollowed-out cities
  39. Mental health momentum mustn't give way to political expediency
  40. Hollande’s 'moral' approach to slavery's legacy is nothing but symbolism
  41. Burundi teeters on the brink of civil war following coup attempt
  42. UKIP in crisis: why the party falls apart after every triumph
  43. Sorry #takeuswithyouScotland, north England is staying put
  44. Should religious education prepare people to choose between faiths?
  45. What is the 'warm blob' in the Pacific and what can it tell us about our future climate?
  46. Jumbled arrangement of atoms allows bulk metallic glasses to flow like honey
  47. Don't know how to get your kid to do math? Try patterns
  48. A measles mystery: how could the vaccine prevent deaths from other diseases too?
  49. A scarf can mean many things – but above all, prestige
  50. How did young people vote in 2015, and what does it mean for the future?

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