Buprenorphine dispensing increased among adolescents and decreased among young adults between 2020 and 2023, according to a research letter published online Dec. 23 in the Journal of the American Medical…
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What if you could rank food by ‘healthiness’ as you shopped? Nutrient profiling systems use algorithms to simplify picking healthy groceries
Imagine a world where food on grocery store shelves is ranked by its healthiness, with simple, research-backed scores. In some countries, that world already exists. Nutrient profiling systems, or NPSs,…
What are macros? An exercise and nutrition scientist explains
“I’m tracking my macros.” “I’ll pass on that, it doesn’t fit in my macros.” “I’m on the Macro Diet.” Macros seem to come up often in the corners of the…
Are we moral blank slates at birth? A new study offers some clues
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain What does a baby know about right and wrong? A foundational finding in moral psychology suggested that even infants have a moral sense, preferring “helpers” over…
The ‘choking game’ and other challenges amplified by social media can come with deadly consequences
Credit: Pixabay from Pexels The “choking game” has potentially deadly consequences, as players are challenged to temporarily strangle themselves by restricting oxygen to the brain. It sounds terrifying, but rough…
Nurses need care, too—how curbing self-sacrifice can prevent burnouts
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Reflecting on my mother’s decade-long nursing career, I often wonder why so many nurses leave the profession after just a few years. In the UK, the…
“Time capsule” of objects found in 15th century cesspit
Archaeologists excavating in Alkmaar have found a cesspit containing a “time capsule” of objects from the 15th century. The discovery was made during construction works for an underground waste container…
Exploring advancements in cardiovascular disease monitoring
Overview of different types of HSs measuring devices for the diagnosis of diseases. HS, heart sound. Credit: SmartMat Cardiovascular diseases remain a global health crisis, spurring an urgent demand for…
New method transforms ordinary fibroblasts into mature cardiomyocytes
This diagram illustrates how the combination of fibroblast growth factor 4 and ascorbic acid activates the JAK2–STAT3 signaling pathway, promoting the maturation of induced cardiomyocytes (iCMs). This approach effectively reprograms…
Engineered T cells could help patients overcome resistance to CAR T cell therapy
Engineering a leucine zipper-based cell-sorting system. Credit: Nature Biomedical Engineering (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41551-024-01287-3 Physician-researchers with City of Hope have developed a way to add features to T cells to help…
