Credit: CC0 Public Domain A government scheme to give out free vapes to smokers appeals to most but not all, according to new research from the University of East Anglia…
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How abortion ban exemptions play out in a post-‘Roe’ world
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain This pregnancy felt different. After the heartache of more than a dozen miscarriages, Anya Cook was 16 weeks along. She and husband Derick Cook spent a…
An expert answers your questions
A wave of leprosy cases in Florida has led public health officials to conclude the disease-causing bacteria may be naturally found in the state. In the past, most people with…
Linking Childhood Trauma to Mental Illness: Astrocytes Key to the Puzzle
Summary: The removal of excitatory synapses by astrocytes, triggered by stress hormones, can lead to mental illnesses induced by childhood neglect or abuse. The study reveals that synthetic glucocorticoids, or…
How Our Own Sleep Ratings Shape Our Next-Day Mood
Summary: According to a recent study people’s feelings about their sleep have a stronger influence on their well-being than data from sleep-tracking technology. Over 100 participants kept daily sleep diaries…
Association found between gut immune cells and eye damage from glaucoma
Schematic illustrating how β7 CD4+ T cells enter the retina. Credit: Science Translational Medicine (2023). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adg1656 A team of medical scientists at the University of Electronic Science and Technology…
US approves pill for postpartum depression
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved for the first time a pill to treat postpartum depression, a condition believed to affect around half…
Cyberattack forces US hospital closures
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A cyberattack on a US hospital group has forced the closure of urgent care and other critical health services at its facilities across at least four…
A Fresh Look at Free Will: Challenging the Libet Paradigm
Summary: A recent study challenges the long-standing Libet paradigm about free will. The team discovered that the EEG activity, dubbed readiness potential, registered before decision-making in Libet’s original experiment has…
Cognitive behavioral therapy aids outcomes one year after bariatric surgery
Telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy (tele-CBT) delivered one year after bariatric surgery is associated with improvements in disordered eating and psychological distress, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in…
