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Marijuana's Impact On Working Memory Revealed In Brain Scans

Marijuana's Impact On Working Memory Revealed In Brain Scans

Jan 28 2025 | comment(s)

A new study examined the effects of marijuana use of 1,003 adults aged 22 to 36 from the Human Connectome Project collected between August 2012 and 2015 and found that 63% of heavy lifetime cannabis users exhibited reduced brain activity during a working memory task, while 68% of recent users also demonstrated a similar impact.
Cardiac Medication Digoxin Off Label Reduces Risk Of Breast Cancer Metastases

Cardiac Medication Digoxin Off Label Reduces Risk Of Breast Cancer Metastases

Jan 26 2025 | comment(s)

While off-label uses of medication may be controversial in political media, in science and health they lead to important gains. A new example is the cardiac disease drug digoxin used at a low and safe dosage for one week for nine patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Electric Cars Match Gas And Diesel For Longevity

Electric Cars Match Gas And Diesel For Longevity

Jan 25 2025 | comment(s)

An analysis of 300 million United Kingdom Ministry of Transport test records, which tries to estimate the ‘health’ of every vehicle on UK roads between 2005 and 2022 and determine potential vehicle longevity (basically survival rates for different powertrains) has concluded that electric vehicles now match the lifespans of conventional counterparts and may even be more reliable.
The Protein Signature Of Long Covid In Children Revealed In Lab Tests

The Protein Signature Of Long Covid In Children Revealed In Lab Tests

Jan 24 2025 | comment(s)

"Long Covid", the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic that erupted in Wuhan, China in 2019 and spread worldwide, causing millions of deaths, is difficult to pin down.

Pediatricians report it affects on average 0.5% of children who got the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that caused COVID-19. It has a few names, like Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2, but Long Covid is the common term, and is generally characterized as persistence of COVID-19 symptoms 12 weeks or more weeks after the disease. 
New Bacteria Optimization Could Boost Nitrogen-Fixing In Corn

New Bacteria Optimization Could Boost Nitrogen-Fixing In Corn

Jan 20 2025 | comment(s)

Soybeans greatly benefit from nitrogen-fixing bacteria, which reduces the need for fertilizer, and a new study shows that gene-edited bacteria can supply the equivalent of 35 pounds of nitrogen from the air during early corn growth as well. 

Agricultural scientists tested products from Pivot Bio called PROVEN and PROVEN 40, which includes one and two species of soil bacteria, respectively, that turn atmospheric nitrogen into plant-available forms. An edited gene involved in nitrogen fixation makes more of it available so more of it at planting means the bacteria colonize plant roots.
Use DEET: Half Of Adult Ticks Carry Lyme Disease Bacteria

Use DEET: Half Of Adult Ticks Carry Lyme Disease Bacteria

Jan 20 2025 | comment(s)

If you want to avoid ticks in the woods, wear long clothing or use a scientifically-proven repellent like DEET,  IR3535 , or picaridin. Forget products claiming they are 'green' or have citronella, there is a reason that people who buy alternatives to DEET are over-represented in getting lyme disease. Alternatives don't work and, if you are in the northeast, 50% of adult ticks will carry Lyme disease bacteria so you are flipping a coin by avoiding science.