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Month: August 2022
New study estimates over 5.5 million US adults use hallucinogens
Hallucinogen use has increased since 2015, overall and particularly among adults 26 and older, while use decreased in adolescents aged
Vape starter kits could help smokers quit
Giving out vape starter kit vouchers through the UK’s National Health Service could help even hardened smokers quit, according to
Researchers examine link between pesticides and thyroid cancer risk in Central California area
In single pollutant models and within a 20-year period, 10 out of 29 reviewed pesticides were associated with thyroid cancer,
First real-world study gives detailed new insights into when people with COVID-19 are infectious
A new study of 57 people with mild COVID-19 estimates how long people are infectious for and when they can
Brain-eating amoeba suspected in 2nd Midwest death
A child likely died from a rare infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba after swimming in an eastern Nebraska river,
Anti-vax group in Europe thrives online, thwarts tech effort
Troubled by the number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients showing up at his hospital, the French doctor logged on to Facebook
Fewer rural early-onset Alzheimer’s patients see specialists
Rural Americans suffering from early-onset Alzheimer’s are less likely than city dwellers to be seen by specialists and receive tests
Review paves the way for better diagnosis and care for polycystic ovary syndrome
A recent review by a team of world leaders in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) research and care, led by Monash
Your brain is a prediction machine that is always active
This is in line with a recent theory on how our brain works: it is a prediction machine, which continuously
