Ultrafine magnetic iron oxide particles smaller than 500 nanometers are prevalent in air pollution on the London Underground, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The authors propose that improved air pollution ...
Dec 15, 2022
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There are now high levels of sweet and fruit-flavored chemicals likely to appeal to young people in e-cigarette liquids ostensibly marketed as "tobacco-flavored," compared with a decade ago, finds research published today ...
Nov 3, 2022
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Electronic cigarettes, or ECs, contain nicotine, solvents, and flavor chemicals, and are especially popular among young adults. In 2020, the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, banned cartridge-based flavored EC pods, but ...
Aug 2, 2022
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Sweating it out through exercise may be a New Year's resolution but it could also help to provide new insights into the state of your health, according to new sensing technology being developed at Simon Fraser University.
Jan 11, 2022
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Hookah waterpipe use has grown in popularity in recent years—1 in 5 college students in the U.S. and Europe have tried it—but the practice could be more dangerous than other forms of smoking, according to a first-of-its-kind ...
Aug 12, 2019
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Researchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) led by Dr. Montse Olivé have described in Nature Communications a new muscular disease caused by a mutation in the myoglobin gene. The study was led by ...
Mar 27, 2019
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The new chemical composition of the legal high 'poppers' is linked to retinal damage at the back of the eye, finds a small study published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
Apr 10, 2017
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A survey of emergency contraceptive pills in Peru found that 28 percent of the batches studied were either of substandard quality or falsified. Many pills released the active ingredient too slowly. Others had the wrong active ...
Apr 18, 2014
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Researchers at the University of Alberta announced today that they have determined the chemical composition of human urine. The study, which took more than seven years and involved a team of nearly 20 researchers, has revealed ...
Sep 5, 2013
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Neurodegenerative diseases are not all alike. Two individuals suffering from the same disease may experience very different age of onset, symptoms, severity, and constellation of impairments, as well as different rates of ...
Jul 3, 2013
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