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Cannabis-related poison control calls for Massachusetts kids doubled after medical pot legalized
Science Daily - 16 Aug 2019 18:32
After medical marijuana became legal in Massachusetts, cannabis-related poison control calls involving the commonwealth's children and teenagers doubled, according to a public health investigation.
How E. coli knows how to cause the worst possible infection
Science Daily - 16 Aug 2019 16:10
The discovery could one day let doctors prevent the infection by allowing E. coli to pass harmlessly through the body.
'Silent' strokes common after surgery, linked to cognitive decline
Science Daily - 16 Aug 2019 03:27
The study found that 'silent' covert strokes are actually more common than overt strokes in people aged 65 or older who have surgery.
Why Do We Still Believe in 'Lunacy' During a Full Moon?
Discover - 16 Aug 2019 18:06
The full moon has been associated with aberrant behavior for centuries. (Credit: Aron Visuals/Unsplash) It's sometimes called the "Transylvania effect." In the dark sky, the clouds shift, revealing the full moon's eerie ...
Researcher decodes the brain to help patients with mental illnesses
Science Daily - 16 Aug 2019 16:59
Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the United States experience mental illness in a given year. Severe mental illnesses cause the brain to have trouble dealing with cognitively effortful states, like focusing attention over ...
Wireless sensors that stick to the skin to track our health
Science Daily - 16 Aug 2019 15:24
Engineers have developed experimental stickers that pick up physiological signals emanating from the skin, then wirelessly beam these health readings to a receiver clipped onto clothing. It's all part of a system called ...
Numbers count in the genetics of moles and melanomas
Science Daily - 16 Aug 2019 15:24
Scientists have identified a way to help dermatologists determine a patient's risk of developing melanoma.
Gene regulation behind the choice of the correct receptor for olfaction
Science Daily - 16 Aug 2019 15:02
Scientists have uncovered the genetics behind two distinct types of olfactory sensory neurons; the so called 'class I olfactory neurons' that has persisted from aquatic to terrestrial animals and the 'class II olfactory ...
Ancient feces reveal how 'marsh diet' left Bronze Age Fen folk infected with parasites
Science Daily - 16 Aug 2019 03:27
'Coprolites' from the Must Farm archaeological excavation in East Anglia, UK, shows the prehistoric inhabitants were infected by parasitic worms that can be spread by eating raw fish, frogs and shellfish.