July 2023 was the hottest month on record, with cities like Phoenix experiencing record-breaking heat waves for weeks on end. A new study finds that ongoing extreme heat can worsen cognitive decline among vulnerable groups—particularly ...
Aug 15, 2023
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According to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 4.8 million people (ages 12 and up) reported using cocaine within the previous 12 months, and 24,486 people died from an overdose involving cocaine. Because there ...
Aug 3, 2023
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When parents meet U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, one concern comes up time after time.
Jul 31, 2023
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How does the brain adapt our behavior in response to an infection or injury? A multidisciplinary team of scientists from the Institut Pasteur, CNRS and Inserm have revealed the existence of a circuit involved in sensing and ...
Jul 25, 2023
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The most effective science-based treatment for opioid use disorder is medication. Methadone and buprenorphine prevent intense cravings and other symptoms of withdrawal, while naltrexone works by blocking the effects of opioids.
Jul 14, 2023
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For decades, doctors have noticed a rare burst of visual creativity that occurs among a small number of patients with dementia, echoing the same strange phenomenon among patients who have had a stroke or other brain injury. ...
Jul 13, 2023
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The life of the tiny worm called Caenorhabditis elegans consists mostly of looking for food, eating food, and laying eggs. So, when any of these behaviors are disrupted, there's cause for concern. In a new study, Salk Institute ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Stress during adolescence can cause postpartum behavioral changes in women and other mammals, including depression and changes in social behavior after the birth of a child.
Jun 24, 2023
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A research team from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) has studied the livers of Alzheimer's disease mice models and described morphological, cellular, and functional alterations. In addition, they demonstrated ...
Jun 22, 2023
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The persistence of low-back pain speaks to the difficulty of pulling it out by the roots—especially when those roots take the form of nerve fibers that worm their way into the disks wedged between vertebrae. Opioids, anti-inflammatories ...
Jun 16, 2023
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