Saturday, May 17, 2025
Saturday, May 17, 2025

Many people use the new year to reflect on their relationship with alcohol. Just-released government guidelines are giving Americans another reason to consider a “dry January[1].”

Over the past few decades, mounting scientific evidence has shown that as little as 1-2 alcoholic drinks per day can lead to increases in the likelihood of several cancers[2]. This prompted the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, to release a...

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Three stems of cannabis leaves, a stethoscope, and a pack of white pills and tincture bottle lie on a green background.

In states where both medical and recreational marijuana are legal, fewer patients are filling prescriptions for medications used to treat anxiety. That is the key finding[1] of my recent study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open.

I am an applied policy researcher[2] who studies the economics of risky behaviors and substance use within the United States. My collaborators and I wanted to understand how medical and...

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Tongue cancer (TC) cells can enter a chemo-resistant state by activating pathways related to autophagy and cholesterol synthesis, report researchers. Using a large-scale library of TC organoids they developed, the researchers performed comprehensive comparative analyses of chemo-sensitive and chemo-resistant cells. Their efforts shed light on promising avenues toward new treatments for tongue cancer.
Read more …Tongue cancer organoids reveal secrets of chemotherapy resistance

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  6. Is there really a mid-career crisis? Job satisfaction follows a U-shaped curve only among highly skilled workers, according to new study
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