Cannabis use may be decreasing among teens, but a new study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public
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Living the high life: How altitude influences bone growth
High altitude is a particularly challenging environment—the terrain is physically challenging and the land has a relatively poor crop yield,
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Left, right and center: mapping emotion in the brain
According to a radical new model of emotion in the brain, a current treatment for the most common mental health
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Drug shortages pose a public health crisis in the US
On June 12, the American Medical Association announced that drug shortages pose an urgent public health crisis. This crisis should
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Genomic testing for the causes of stillbirth should be considered for routine use
Miscarriage and stillbirth are devastating events, and today, around 25 percent of these perinatal deaths are unexplained despite autopsy. Discovering
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Novel molecular target to prevent scarring of the lung blood vessels identified
Pulmonary arterial hypertension, a severe form of cardiopulmonary disease in which the arteries that transport blood from the heart to
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Suicide nation—what’s behind the need to numb and to seek a final escape?
Suicide rates in the U.S. have increased nearly 30 percent in less than 20 years, the Centers for Disease Control
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The secret information hidden in your hair
Your hair can say a lot about you. It doesn’t just give people clues about your personality or your taste
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New discovery about the brain’s water system may prove beneficial in stroke
Water is transported from the blood into the brain via an ion transporter, according to a new study on mice
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Getting heart disease patients to exercise: Study says wearables could help but only if money is on the line
Combining financial incentives and personalized goal-setting with wearable devices may be an effective way of encouraging patients with heart disease
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