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Health

More spice could help seniors avoid salt

Add a little spicy seasoning to a low sodium meal, and adults over the age of 60 may have a harder time noticing a lack of salt, according to a new study in the journal Food Quality and Preference.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Not everybody hates looking at themselves on Zoom: study

Zoom fatigue may be a real condition, but for some people, the "constant mirror" effect of seeing their own faces didn't appear to make virtual meetings more unpleasant, a Washington State University study has found.

Medications

Cannabis use could cause harmful drug interactions

Using cannabis alongside other drugs may come with a significant risk of harmful drug-drug interactions, new research by scientists at Washington State University suggests.

Biomedical technology

Test determines antibiotic resistance in less than 90 minutes

A technique that measures the metabolic activity of bacteria with an electric probe can identify antibiotic resistance in less than 90 minutes, a dramatic improvement from the one to two days required by current techniques.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Increased take-home methadone during pandemic did not worsen outcomes

Relaxing limits on take-home doses of methadone—a medication used to treat opioid addiction—does not appear to lead to worse treatment outcomes, according to a new study led by Washington State University researchers.

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