Long-term cannabis use damages lungs, but in a different way than tobacco Smoking cannabis leads to lung damage, but in a different way from tobacco, new University of Otago research has found. Feb 3, 2022 0 57
No, children don't magically 'grow out' of flat feet. Treatment is key to avoid long-term pain Every day, parents around the world are told their child's flat feet are normal and they will grow out of it. Feb 3, 2022 0 4
Missing the bar: how people misinterpret data in bar graphs Thanks to their visual simplicity, bar graphs are popular tools for representing data. But do we really understand how to read them? New research from Wellesley College published in the Journal of Vision has found that bar ... Feb 3, 2022 0 35
Lonely teenagers at greater risk of poor educational outcomes New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found that young people who experience loneliness during early adolescence (age 12) are at greater risk of leaving ... Feb 3, 2022 0 3
Cutting off liver cancer's nutrient supply chain The World Health Organization projects that starting in 2030, over a million people will die each year from liver cancer. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) Professor Adrian Krainer, former postdoc Wai Kit Ma, and Dillon ... Feb 3, 2022 0 10
Doctors less attuned to patient history are more likely to make diagnostic mistakes If Jen didn't fight to convince her doctors something was seriously wrong with her, there could have been fatal consequences. Feb 3, 2022 0 4
BA.2 is like omicron's sister—here's what we know about it so far Cases of the SARS-CoV-2 variant omicron have escalated globally over the past two months, with many countries experiencing peaks higher than previous variants. Feb 3, 2022 0 43
New Zealand's border quarantine has intercepted thousands of COVID cases, but is it time to retire the flawed system? The controversy surrounding New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis, who has now accepted a place in border quarantine after initially seeking refuge in Afghanistan when her first application was declined, has highlighted ... Feb 3, 2022 0 3
Survey shows vaccine opposition dipping among Oregonians While the number of Oregonians who were staunchly anti-vaccine has declined, a still-significant number who generally live in rural areas of the state say nothing will convince them to get vaccinated. Feb 3, 2022 0 2
Pre-workout supplements: Why five of the six most common ingredients probably aren't helping you When it comes to getting in shape, many people are willing to try any tricks they need to reach their goals faster. For many years, protein shakes were seen as essential after a workout. But more recently, in addition to ... Feb 3, 2022 0 5
