More Louisiana residents will have access to medical marijuana under a significant expansion of the state’s therapeutic cannabis program that was signed into law by…
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When you sleep with a weighted blanket every night, this is what happens to your body
Weighted blankets have become the rising star of the booming sleep industry. According to a 2018 report by Prescient & Strategic Intelligence, approximately $69.5 billion is spent annually on…
Adult life tougher for teens who had controlling parents: Study
(HealthDay)—Back off, Mom and Dad: Teens who feel their parents are overly controlling may have more difficulty with romantic relationships as adults, a new study…
New discovery paves way for next generation malaria vaccine
In an unprecedented first, scientists at Seattle Children’s Research Institute have developed a genetically attenuated parasite (GAP) that arrests late in the liver stage of…
The ‘love hormone’ oxytocin can also give rise to aggressive behavior
During the pandemic lockdown, as couples have been forced to spend days and weeks in one another’s company, some have found their love renewed while…
Transparent fish reveal the subtle, cellular dance in which sensory organs take shape
We owe a great deal to the hair cells in our inner ear. Without them, we couldn’t detect sounds or take five steps without tripping.…
Don’t lose focus on diseases of poverty in COVID-19 crisis
Many scientists working on diseases affecting people in developing countries and their animals are refocusing part of their work on COVID-19. The result is that…
Researchers design bluetooth stethoscope with a 50-foot range to help healthcare practitioners stay safe
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a serious issue for doctors and nurses assessing a patient’s heart and lungs with a traditional stethoscope. Many healthcare practitioners…
Most people accessing USC COVID-19 patient self-assessment tool report mild symptoms
Of the more than 275,000 people worldwide who accessed a USC web-based COVID-19 patient self-assessment tool, only 20 percent reported severe symptoms requiring immediate medical…
Type 2 diabetes can cause erectile function in men – taking this supplement could help
Research shows that men with diabetes are three times more likely to develop erectile dysfunction than average and more than half of all men with diabetes will…