Canada has seen a drastic shift in the unregulated drug supply with the emergence of benzodiazepine-adulterated opioids (also known as "benzo-dope"). Benzodiazepines have been detected in as many as 60 percent of overdose ...
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It's not just heavy drinking that's a problem—even consuming alcohol within weekly low-risk drinking guidelines can result in hospitalization and death, according to a new study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol ...
Jun 15, 2020
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Columbia and MIT researchers are revealing the surprising reasons why cancer cells are often forced to rely on fat imports, a finding that could lead to new ways to understand and slow down tumor growth.
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A recently published scientific study led by the Centre for Neurology Studies at HealthTech Connex and a research team from Simon Fraser University (SFU), reports the latest breakthroughs from Project Iron Soldier. Captain ...
Oct 14, 2020
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Columbia Engineering researchers have been developing strategies to cope with the new strain of coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, that has caused a global public health emergency.
Feb 3, 2020
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A new study looking at the share of cancers related to obesity finds an at least 1.5-fold difference between states with the highest and lowest proportions. The proportion of cancer cases that could be attributable to excess ...
Dec 27, 2018
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Simultaneous cannabis and alcohol use, defined as using both substances at the same time so their effects overlap, increased in adults from 2008 to 2019, according to new research conducted at Columbia University Mailman ...
Dec 12, 2022
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After infection with SARS-CoV-2, where does the immune system store the memory to provide long-term protection against reinfection?
Oct 7, 2021
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For the first time, researchers have shown what happens to the brain when a person receives a depression treatment known as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). The results were published today in the American ...
May 18, 2022
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My research includes the moral and legal aspects and policy implications of childhood vaccination. COVID-19's effects on children has an impact on that research. And these effects appear to be changing, making the need for ...
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