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Drug overdose deaths have quadrupled among older US adults

In the past two decades, death rates from drug overdoses have dramatically increased among adults 65 years and older living in the US

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Wearable anti-anxiety device strokes your arm with a furry pompom

Technology

Wearable anti-anxiety device strokes your arm with a furry pompom

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Caffeine linked to lower BMI and reduced risk of type 2 diabetes

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SARS-CoV-2 could evolve into new variants that may evade existing vaccines

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Inhaled powder that coats airways can block coronavirus infection

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A laptop sits on a desk, opened to the homepage for the search engine Google. A person's hands enter from the left, with one hand's fingers placed on the laptop's keyboard.

Technology

Google's AI is best yet at answering medical and health questions

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Sneaking drugs into the brain could treat conditions like Alzheimer's

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image of the steerable needle robot showing the robotic actuation unit and bronchoscope. Note that the steerable needle is not shown

Technology

Robot guides needle into lungs more accurately than human doctors

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The omicron coronavirus variant binding to a cell's ACE2 receptor

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Drug that targets ACE2 receptors may work against new covid variants

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Alzheimer's may be caused by the accumulation of protein plaques and tangles in the brain

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Alzheimer's drug lecanemab slows cognitive decline but concerns linger

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A small pile of cocaine

Chemistry

Genetically modified tobacco plant produces cocaine in its leaves

Researchers have reproduced the entire biochemical pathway for how coca plants make cocaine in another plant, which could help people manufacture the drug for scientific study

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Environment

Feeding cows hemp makes them ‘high’ and their milk could be unsafe

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A daily dose of aspirin raises the risk of falls among older people

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Society

US pardons people convicted for marijuana possession under federal law

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Alzheimer’s drug results are promising – but not a major breakthrough

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