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Poison or cure? Traditional Chinese medicine shows that context can make...

Staff Writer - August 29, 2021

Yan Liu, University at Buffalo Poisons today typically evoke notions of harm and danger – the opposite of medicines...

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Weed withdrawal: More than half of people using medical cannabis for...

Staff Writer - January 28, 2021

Lara Coughlin, University of Michigan CC BY-NDIn stark contrast to the overblown fears portrayed during decades past, these days, most people think cannabis is relatively...

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They don’t come as pills, but try these 6 underprescribed lifestyle...

Staff Writer - January 24, 2021

Yoram Vodovotz, University of Pittsburgh and Michael Parkinson, University of Pittsburgh The majority of Americans are stressed, sleep-deprived and overweight and suffer from largely preventable...

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Air pollution may contribute to Alzheimer’s and dementia risk – here’s...

Staff Writer - January 15, 2021

Jiu-Chiuan Chen, University of Southern California Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. It slowly destroys memory, thinking and behaviors, and eventually the...

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The spooky and dangerous side of black licorice

Staff Writer - October 27, 2020

Bill Sullivan, Indiana University Black licorice may look and taste like an innocent treat, but this candy has a dark side. On Sept. 23, 2020,...

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How an Alberta researcher’s discovery of hepatitis C led to the...

Staff Writer - October 14, 2020

John Bergeron, McGill University This year, the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded to virologists Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and...

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More dengue fever and less malaria – mosquito control strategies may...

Staff Writer - October 5, 2020

Jason Rasgon, Pennsylvania State University As it becomes too warm for comfort, the Anopheles mosquitoes that transmit malaria may lose the battle against climate change...