More Research Needed on Use of Premium Cigars, Report Finds
WASHINGTON — Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, except when it’s a “premium cigar.” But what does “premium” mean, and do premium cigars affect people’s health differently than other cigars, or cigarettes? These are just a few of the questions that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine tried to tackle in its […]
Florida’s 76,000 stormwater ponds emit more carbon than they store
When you look at ponds, you might see birds and fish, but you probably don’t think about carbon. In fact, Florida’s 76,000 ponds store plenty of carbon, and a lot of it escapes into the atmosphere. In fact, ponds lose more carbon via gas than they store in the muck, a new University of Florida […]
Why You Want Your Therapist To Like You So Badly
Whenever Emma Flint meets a new therapist, she craves their approval — even when she doesn’t like them. While she wants everyone to like her, the need is different with therapists. “With a therapist, it feels more intense; it almost becomes all-consuming,” said Flint, a writer and freelance journalist. “I want them to like me […]
5 Signs You’re Dealing With A Toxic Parent As An Adult (And How To Cope)
When you grow up with a toxic parent, it can take years — even decades — to recognize how dysfunctional the relationship really is. That could be because their bad behavior was normalized over time or because you were holding out hope that your parent would change and the relationship could be salvaged, Peg Streep […]
Weighing up: What’s the bottom line when it comes to weight loss?
When it comes to weight loss, many of us have dabbled in the latest diets. But whether you’re cutting carbs or keeping to keto, new research from the University of South Australia shows that diet trends can cost more than your waistline and leave a hefty hole in your hip pocket. In a new study, […]
Let PCPs Guide Post-COVID Care, CDC Staff Urges
When it comes to diagnosing post-COVID conditions (or so-called long COVID), Michael Saag, MD, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, referred to the first line of an old Buffalo Springfield song in a call with clinicians on Thursday. “There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear,” Saag said. CDC, which hosted the […]
Young Women Prefer Vaginal Ring as HIV Prevention
When given the option, adolescent girls and young women in Africa overwhelmingly opted to use either a drug-eluting vaginal ring or oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to protect against HIV infection, a researcher reported. In the so-called REACH trial, 67% of adolescent girls and young women preferred to use the dapivirine vaginal ring, 31% were happy […]
When it comes to obesity, the problem isn’t an excess of fat but its loss of function, researchers argue
Cell Press. “When it comes to obesity, the problem isn’t an excess of fat but its loss of function, researchers argue.” ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 3 February 2022. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/02/220203122923.htm>. Cell Press. (2022, February 3). When it comes to obesity, the problem isn’t an excess of fat but its loss of function, researchers argue. ScienceDaily. Retrieved February 4, […]
How Often Do You Need to Get The Meningitis Vaccine?
When to get vaccinations against bacterial causes of meningitis Meningitis is a disease that’s defined by inflammation in membranes — called meninges — near your brain and spinal cord. Data is limited, but current research suggests that the MenACWY vaccine becomes unreliable for protection after five years and the MenB vaccine after only one or […]
Physicists detect a hybrid particle held together by uniquely intense ‘glue’: The discovery could offer a route to smaller, faster electronic devices
In the particle world, sometimes two is better than one. Take, for instance, electron pairs. When two electrons are bound together, they can glide through a material without friction, giving the material special superconducting properties. Such paired electrons, or Cooper pairs, are a kind of hybrid particle — a composite of two particles that behaves […]