Health

US seeks to drastically cut nicotine content in cigarettes

President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday announced it would develop a new policy requiring cigarette producers to reduce nicotine to non-addictive levels—a move that would deal a powerful blow to the tobacco industry.

Sports medicine & Kinesiology

Padded helmet cover shows little protection for football players

As a former football player at Aptos High School in California and Princeton University, David Camarillo, Ph.D., an associate professor of bioengineering, experienced migraines from the head-banging the sport is known for.

Diabetes

Simple molecule could prevent, alleviate pre-diabetes

Restoring levels of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ), a key molecule in energy production in cells, could overcome insulin resistance or pre-diabetes—a precursor to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

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