Tag: Drugs
How meth became an epidemic in America, and what’s happening now...
William Garriott, Drake University
Rural America has long suffered from an epidemic of methamphetamine use, which accounts for thousands...
Asthma meds have become shockingly unaffordable − but relief may be...
Ana Santos Rutschman, Villanova School of Law
The price of asthma medication has soared in the U.S. over the...
Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes...
Karla Kaun, Brown University
Many people are wired to seek and respond to rewards. Your brain interprets food as...
CRISPR and other new technologies open doors for drug development, but...
C. Michael White, University of Connecticut
Prescription drugs and vaccines revolutionized health care, dramatically decreasing death from disease and...
Horseshoe crab blood is vital for testing intravenous drugs, but new...
Kristoffer Whitney, Rochester Institute of Technology and Jolie Crunelle, Rochester Institute of Technology
If you have ever gotten a...
‘From Magic Mushrooms to Big Pharma’ – a college course explores...
Heather McIlvaine-Newsad, Western Illinois University
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S....
Tupac’s ‘Dear Mama’ endures as rap artists detail complex relationships with...
A.D. Carson, University of Virginia
In hip-hop music, it sometimes seems as if songs to and about mothers are...
Prescription drugs’ fine print is important – a toxicologist explains how...
Brad Reisfeld, Colorado State University
Many adults take prescription drugs, and usage rates are continually increasing. With approximately 1.3...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
