A simplified schema of the four waves of the US overdose mortality crisis. Waves 1 and 2 include deaths involving commonly prescribed opioids, and heroin, respectively, but excluding fentanyl co-involved…
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Youth with PTSD get relief from proven treatment, study shows
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Only 31% of efforts to integrate proven treatments into health care systems are successful, recent data has found. A team of clinic administrators, clinicians, policymakers and…
Sit Less, Think More: Over 10hr Sedentary Time A Day Hike Dementia Risk
Summary: Adults over 60, who engage in more than 10 hours of sedentary behavior daily, have a heightened risk of dementia. The study revealed that the pattern of sedentary behavior…
Primary instrument for NASA’s Roman completed, begins tests
After completing final integration, Ball Aerospace technicians transport the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Wide Field Instrument (WFI) into Ball’s largest thermal vacuum chamber to begin environmental testing at a…
Amazon says its increasing pay for contracted delivery drivers
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Amazon says it’s boosting pay for contracted drivers who deliver millions of packages to customers every day. The company announced at a conference for delivery firms…
Israel flies drone taxi over Jerusalem
The Israel National Drone Initiative aims to build air taxis in a bid to ease persistent traffic woes. An air taxi flew over Jerusalem on Wednesday as part of an…
Tobacco and Cannabis Combo Ups Anxiety and Depression Risk
Summary: A new study indicates a link between the co-use of tobacco and cannabis and heightened rates of anxiety and depression. Analyzing data from the COVID-19 Citizens Health Study, researchers…
Healthy Habits Are Key to Curbing Depression’s Hold
Summary: A new study delves into the role of lifestyle choices in mitigating depression risks. Drawing from the UK Biobank, researchers analyzed data from nearly 290,000 participants, determining that seven…
A scalable and user-friendly platform for physicists to carry out advanced quantum experiments, cheaply
Control and Readout System for Quantum Processor. Credit: Authors Quantum computers can solve certain computational problems much faster than ordinary computers by using specific quantum properties. The basic building blocks…
