All posts by LadyLively

  • Marijuana Use Has Fallen ‘Dramatically’ Among U.S. Teens

    Weed use among U.S. teenagers fell dramatically over the past decade, a new study shows. By 2021, only about 16% of teens said they were currently using marijuana, down from 23% in 2011, researchers found. All grades...

    • Posted October 29, 2024
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  • More Than Half of Heat Deaths Can Be Blamed on Global Warming: Study

    Researchers looking at the sweltering European summer of 2022 estimated that more than half of the heat-linked deaths occurring on the continent would not have happened if human-led climate change wasn’t in place. “Without strong action, record...

    • Posted October 29, 2024
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  • Colonoscopy Still Beats New Blood Tests at Spotting Colon Cancer

    Middle-aged folks facing a colon cancer screening now have a blood test they can choose over a standard colonoscopy. However, the blood test isn’t as effective as colonoscopy at detecting and preventing colon cancer, a new review...

    • Posted October 29, 2024
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  • AI Might Help Pick Up Heart Trouble in Dogs

    Artificial intelligence can accurately detect heart murmurs in dogs, a new study finds. The AI program detects heart murmurs in canines with 90% accuracy, similar to the accuracy of expert cardiologists, researchers report. And in more than...

    • Posted October 29, 2024
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  • You Can Take Weeks-Long Breaks in Weight Training and Muscles Bounce Back

    For many reasons, bodybuilders and others involved in weight training might have to take a break from the gym. However, new Finnish research finds that even weeks-long interruptions in training won’t hamper muscle-building efforts. “Of course, the...

    • Posted October 29, 2024
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  • Childhood Attention Issues Show Links to Later Risk for Psychosis, Schizophrenia

    Most kids with attention issues won’t go on to develop serious psychiatric conditions like psychosis or schizophrenia. However, a new study finds poor attention spans in childhood, plus certain genes, could play a role in raising the...

    • Posted October 29, 2024
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  • Being Too Heavy, Too Skinny in Childhood Can Impair Lung Function

    Here’s another good reason to help your child reach and maintain a healthy weight: A new study warns that kids who are either too skinny or too fat are at risk for impaired lung function. However, if...

    • Posted October 29, 2024
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  • Having a Preemie Baby Can Harm Job Prospects, Income

    The health problems of preemie babies cause untold heartache for new parents. But these families also face a strained financial future, a new study finds. About 30% of parents with a very low birth weight baby, under...

    • Posted October 28, 2024
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  • Weed Use During Pregnancy May Harm Kids’ Behavior, Thinking Skills

    Smoking marijuana during pregnancy may quell your morning sickness, but it could also harm your child’s development, a new study warns. Cannabis exposure in the womb is associated in early childhood with poorer thinking skills, researchers reported...

    • Posted October 28, 2024
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  • Concussion Could Raise Depression, Burnout in Pro Hockey Players

    Repeated concussions dramatically increase a hockey player’s risk of depression and burnout, a new study warns. Hockey players who’d suffered three or more concussions had twice the risk of depression symptoms than whose who’d never had a...

    • Posted October 28, 2024
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