Researchers at the University of York have shown that regulations on smokeless tobacco are still lacking, despite 181 countries agreeing to a common approach to controlling the demand and supply. The study, published in The Lancet Oncology, highlighted that of the 181 countries using the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), only 138 define…
IMAGE: Participants first saw images of scenes together with one of two objects. Later they only saw the scene images and were asked to remember which object was associated with the… view more Credit: © Cognitive and Clinical Neurophysiology Group/Uni Bonn When looking at a picture of a sunny day at the beach, we can almost…
IMAGE: This is image shows human HD neurons in green in a culture differentiated from patient HD iPSCs (induced pluripotent cells). Increased levels of Rac1 activity were measured in HD neuronal… view more Credit: CHDI, Inc. and Dake Family Fund. Amsterdam, NL, April 3, 2019 – Since 1993, when the gene that causes Huntington’s disease (HD)…
IMAGE: Human tissue poster. view more Credit: Janine McCarthy, M.P.H. & Kristie Sullivan, M.P.H. WASHINGTON–The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine–a nonprofit with more than 175,000 members including doctors, scientists, and laypeople–has launched a new effort today to encourage people to become organ and tissue donors to help scientists save human lives and reduce and replace animal…
Image CreditIllustration by Brian Rea What kind of love story can you share in a tweet, an Instagram caption or a Facebook post? The Modern Love team is inviting college students worldwide to tell us a love story from their own lives — happy or sad, capturing a moment or a lifetime — in no…
Low libido, or reduced sexual desire, can affect both men and women. It is not unusual for a person’s interest in sex to fluctuate over different periods of their life due to hormonal changes, age, and stress. However, low libido can be a problem if it causes stress, affects a person’s overall well-being, or leads…
The Senate Commerce Committee is investigating whistle-blower claims that Federal Aviation Administration safety inspectors who evaluated Boeing’s 737 Max airplane were not appropriately trained or certified. On Tuesday, the committee chairman, Senator Roger Wicker, Republican of Mississippi, sent a letter to the F.A.A. demanding information about whether the agency had investigated those allegations or taken…
A wide swath of Mozambique devastated by Cyclone Idai two weeks ago is now at a tipping point, humanitarian agencies said on Tuesday. About two million people have seen their homes or crops destroyed, and cholera is spreading fast. Malaria, measles and starvation may follow unless help reaches enough people quickly. At the same time,…
The sites promise easy and embarrassment-free access to erectile dysfunction and libido pills. “E.D. meds prescribed online, delivered to your door,” one said recently. “Starting at $2 per dose.” “Low sex drive? That can be optional,” another one said. “Try today — $99.” The sites, Roman and Hers, as well as others now make obtaining…
If an army travels on its stomach, Charles Sanna helped win the Korean War. He developed a way to produce millions of individual packets of powdered coffee creamer for American troops. Military contracts stipulated, though, that his family’s company, Sanna Dairy Engineers, would be penalized if the orders were underfilled. So, to be safe, the…