As menthol ban nears, big tobacco is adding synthetic version to cigarettes instead Cigarette makers are using synthetic menthol substitutes in what appears to be an effort to skirt a looming federal menthol ban, researchers say. Oct 11, 2023 0 1
Fruit fly serenade: Neuroscientists decode their tiny mating song Love songs are at least as popular in the animal kingdom as on the radio. The importance of musically serenading your true love has driven plotlines from Twelfth Night to The Trumpet of the Swan to Happy Feet. Oct 11, 2023 0 21
Medicare Advantage's role in reducing health care cost differs by patient's condition: Study More than 18% of the U.S. population ($65 million people) are enrolled in Medicare, the federal insurance program for older adults and some people who have a disability. People who qualify have two options to receive benefits: ... Oct 11, 2023 0 3
Vienna drugstores offer free period products for women in need Austria's capital Vienna on Wednesday rolled out a program to combat "period poverty" with drugstores offering free sanitary products to disadvantaged women. Oct 11, 2023 0 7
Forxiga trial shows clinically meaningful improvements in glycemic control among patients aged 10–17 years Positive results from the T2NOW Phase III trial demonstrated significant reduction in A1C, a marker of average blood sugar, for patients treated with Forxiga (dapagliflozin) compared with patients receiving placebo. Adjusted ... Oct 11, 2023 0 20
Jet lag disorder associated with shift work can lead to brain changes increasing appetite Scientists have uncovered why night shift work is associated with changes in appetite in a new University of Bristol-led study. The findings, published in Communications Biology, could help the millions of people that work ... Oct 11, 2023 0 41
Unvaccinated COVID-19 survivors face higher risk of heart complications, Singapore study finds Unvaccinated people who have recovered from COVID-19 are at heightened risk of heart complications almost a year later, a national study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and affiliated faculty ... Oct 11, 2023 0 45
Researchers shed light on protein's role in lactation as well as breast cancer Milk production in mammals is a crucial process for the organism, perfected along the course of evolution. It is regulated by sophisticated molecular mechanisms still under investigation. A new study published in Nature Communications ... Oct 11, 2023 0 58
Researchers unravel cross-species pain-preferential neural pathway Researchers have uncovered a neural pathway preferentially involved in pain perception across species. The study was led by Profs. Tu Yiheng and Hu Li from the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and ... Oct 11, 2023 0 58
What's insomnia like for most people who can't sleep? You'd never know from the movies Hollywood appears fascinated by sleep's impact on the mind and body. Blockbuster movies featuring someone living with insomnia include "Sleepless in Seattle" (1993), "Fight Club" (1999) and "Insomnia" (2002). Oct 11, 2023 0 1