The telehealth age of medical care is gaining momentum even as online medical services strive to overcome barriers to expanded services. What began as online pharmacies and e-commerce vendors selling…
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FDA approval of over-the-counter Narcan is an important step in the effort to combat the US opioid crisis
On March 29, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan for over-the-counter sale. Narcan is the 4-milligram nasal spray version of naloxone, a medication that can quickly counteract…
Quantifying the Effects of Simulation Mixing State on Aerosol Optical Properties
The Science Particles in the atmosphere affect global climate. For example, the black carbon from burning fossil fuels absorbs and radiates light and heat. To calculate the effects of aerosols…
Judge Deals Another Blow to Tejon Ranchcorp Project
Site of proposed Centennial project wildflowers; Image: Richard Dickey L.A. County Ordered to Set Aside Approvals for Risky Sprawl Development March 28, 2023, LOS ANGELES, CALIF. – A judge has…
Severely Attenuated Visual Feedback Processing in Children on the Autism Spectrum
Introduction Individuals on the autism spectrum demonstrate atypicality in sensory processing across multiple domains. Given that efficient integration of basic sensory information forms a foundation for more complex cognition and…
Neural Substrates of Body Ownership and Agency during Voluntary Movement
Abstract Body ownership and the sense of agency are two central aspects of bodily self-consciousness. While multiple neuroimaging studies have investigated the neural correlates of body ownership and agency separately,…
A Novel CCK Receptor GPR173 Mediates Potentiation of GABAergic Inhibition
Introduction Cholecystokinin (CCK), the most abundant and widely distributed neuropeptide in the CNS (Crawley and Corwin, 1994), colocalizes with glutamate (Morino et al., 1994), GABA (Somogyi et al., 1984; Markram…
Gordon Moore, digital pioneer and philanthropist, dies at 94
Digital pioneer, business leader and philanthropist Gordon Moore died at his home in Hawaiʻi on March 24, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announced. He was 94. Moore co-founded the…
What is xylazine? A medical toxicologist explains how it increases overdose risk, and why Narcan can still save a life
The White House officially designated fentanyl adulterated with xylazine as an emerging threat to the U.S. on Apr. 12, 2023. Earlier, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued a warning on…
Gender-affirming care has a long history in the US – and not just for transgender people
In 1976, a woman from Roanoke, Virginia, named Rhoda received a prescription for two drugs: estrogen and progestin. Twelve months later, a local reporter noted Rhoda’s surprisingly soft skin and…
