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Understanding the effects of cannabis on the brain and behavior
Researchers are studying how cannabis affects brain and behaviour and how it changes behaviour, a Dutch researcher said. “I’ve always been interested in how drugs affect the brain and behaviour. Not complaining that the drug wasn’t working, but you could kind of see a deterioration in some people that, you know, becoming more dependent on…
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One in four new token of Any Value is a scam
The US SEC has accused FTX’s former Chief Executive Officer Thomas Bankman-Fried of lying about the cryptocurrency exchange’s financial health. Bankman-Fried is accused of spending years lying about the financial health of FTX. The SEC also accused Alameda, FTX’s trading affiliate, of manipulating the markets for FTX’s in-house token FTT to prop up its price.
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How meta devices could make electronics more efficient
Students who report checking their social media more often showed greater neural sensitivity in parts of their brain like amygdala, according to a study. The areas on fMRI that were lesssensitive to those who check their social media more frequently were in areas where the people who checked their social media less frequently were. As…
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According to the doctor’s report, Biden remains healthy and vigorous
US President Joe Biden has been discharged from the hospital after undergoing a medical check-up, White House said. Biden’s doctor Patrick O’Conner said that the President was discharged after being diagnosed with a non-valvular atrial fibrillation, commonly known as a-fib. “The President remains fit for duty, and fully executes all of his responsibilities without any…
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The study suggests that having better school lunches may influence the incidence of overweight people
A study by the University of Michigan found that children under the age of five saw their body-mass index (BMI) decline in the US as a result of the new nutrition laws. Researchers surveyed the parents of 18,000 kids ages 1 to 5 in 2021. Researchers surveyed the parents of more than 18,000 kids ages…
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The office said that John Fetterman checked himself into the hospital to get treatment for depression
US Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has checked into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center “to receive treatment for clinical depression”, Fetterman’s chief of staff announced on Thursday. The statement from Fetterman’s chief of staff announcing the news said, “After examining John, the doctors at Walter Reed told us that John is getting the care…
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People should get vaccinations against the diseases before a disease outbreak like the Ebola one
Amid rising cases of coronavirus, Ebola and monkeypox in Africa, a growing movement of African scientists is advocating for improved biosecurity. Presently, a few African manufacturers have experience making vaccines from start to finish, including Biovac Institute in South Africa, which produces a hepatitis B vaccine and the Institut Pasteur de Dakar in Senegal, which…
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Norfolk Southern backs out of a community meeting because of threats after an Ohio train derails
The residents of East Palestine, US can return to their homes after crews burned toxic chemicals when the train derailed near the Pennsylvania state line. The US Environmental Protection Agency, with the Ohio National Guard and Norfolk Southern, has collected air samples, checking for vinyl chloride, hydrogen chloride, carbon monoxide, phosgene and other compounds in…
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The reason for not seeing a doctor when you get to the ER is surprising
An emergency room doctor at Yale University said that private equity investment and the use of midlevel practitioners has risen in lockstep in the emergency room. A working paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research analysed around 1.1 million visits to 44 ERs throughout the Veterans Health Administration. It found that ER patients treated…
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The case for standardizing genes in animals
A study has found that changing names of genes and paralogies can lead to more accurate research, better decision-making and improved health outcomes. It suggests that synteny and phylogenetic analyses should be prioritised when synteny is not clear and nucleotide phylogenetic inference should be used to support genome quality. A universal gene is supported by…
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The Michigan State University shooting suspect was arrested and charged with a felony, but still was able to buy guns
Police in US’ Michigan state have said the gunman who killed three students and injured five others on Monday at Michigan State University had a “documented history of mental illness”. In a two-page note found in his backpack, Anthony Dwayne McRae wrote, “Hi, my name is Anthony McRae…I will be shooting up MSU,” police added.…
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A recent study suggests that eating lunch with healthy ingredients may help reduce obese people
The Healthy, Hunger- Free Kids Act of 2010 reformed the school lunch program and the National School Breakfast Program, which provided meals to 30 million children. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 20% of children and adolescents age 2-19 are obese, which can lead to lifetime health complications including high…
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The opinion is that you should save your teens from the drug
The effects of synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl, were involved in more than two-thirds of overdose deaths in the US in 2020, according to the latest provisional CDC data. Drug overdose deaths, largely caused by the synthetic opioid drug fentanyl, reached record highs in the US in 2021.
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After burning the chemicals in the derailed tanker cars, residents can return to their homes
The evacuation order has been lifted for residents of East Palestine, Ohio, where a train derailed on February 6. The residents have been asked to stay at home and take part in air screening by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA said that it does not detect “any levels of concern” in East Palestine…
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Toxic chemicals on trains are a risk
An evacuation order in US’ East Palestine has been lifted after authorities found air and water samples taken on Tuesday showed that it’s now safe. Officials had earlier warned that the burning of vinyl chloride, which was in five of the derailed tanker cars, would send hydrogen chloride and the toxic gas phosgene into the…
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There’s a light at the end of the tunnel on the fragile US drug supplies
A shortage of a drug in the US is a problem that occurs when there are not enough drugs or there is a shortage of an ingredient in a drug. For example, a shortage of an ingredient in a drug can affect how it is prepared or stored. A shortage of an ingredient in a…
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Law enforcement body camera footage shows an interaction between an attorney and a first deputy on the scene
Alex Murdaugh, a 53-year-old US man who is on trial for murdering his wife and 22-year-old son in 2021, dabbed his eyes and clenched his jaw when a doctor revealed the extent of the injuries to them. Murdaugh has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and two counts of possession of a weapon…
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A missing link between social media and teen mental health
A preliminary study by a North Carolina-based nonprofit revealed the importance of checking social media for adolescents’ well-being. Researchers studied 169 students in sixth and seventh grade and found the students who reported checking their social media more regularly showed greater neural sensitivity in parts of the brain like the amygdala. The study established a…
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There should be legal recourse for farm animals that have been mistreated
Animal rights activists who took two injured piglets from a farm in Utah have been allowed to leave the state. The jury found that they didn’t have permission to be there. “We sneaked onto the farm one night. One of them couldn’t walk properly or reach food because of an infected wound to her foot,”…
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A judge says that there is a ban on trans school athletes in West Virginia
The US’ California has become the first state to pass a bill that would make gender-affirming health care services illegal for minors, the Los Angeles Times reported. The bill, signed by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown on Saturday, allows families to get private health care for their minor children. The state is one of several US…
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C.D.C. found teen girls’ record levels of sadness
The number of children who are seen in emergency rooms for suicidal thoughts has risen even before the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought record-high demand for psychological services for children, a study said. The increase started even before the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought record-high demand for psychological services for children. The study found that a lot…
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A state is trying to get children out of the ER
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on Tuesday issued new guidelines for screening for anxiety among children and adolescents. It recommended that doctors screen all children between the ages of 8 and 18 for anxiety, with the exception of children with serious, life-threatening or life-altering medical conditions. The guidelines also suggested that parents should…
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A disgraced scientist thinks the editing of human embryos should be banned
Chinese scientist He Jiankui, who made the world’s first COVID-19-resistant baby in 2018, said that he wants to use gene therapy instead of heritable changes to human embryos to help families with rare diseases and other diseases. However, he also wants to use gene therapy to treat people who already have the disease rather than…
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The first baby in Kentucky was surrendered at a fire station
Baby boxes that can be left inside hospitals to surrender a child under the age of 30 have been installed in hospitals in several US states, according to reports. They are installed into the exterior walls of hospitals and then locked on the outside, triggeringsilent alarms to alert the staff. Over 4,505 infants were surrendered…
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The furry ambassador for veterans and service dogs has died
Kaya, a Marine Corps veteran who was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), passed away last year at the age of 9. Kaya had become an ambassador for service dogs and veterans’ mental health across the US. “She was an extremely smart dog, even from the very beginning,” Lyle, Kaya’s owner, said.