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Two young people hold anti-tobacco signs at a a rally. The girl in front holds an teal-colored sign that reads, "I have a right to live tobacco-free." Another person holds a red sign that says, "The more tobacco ads I see, the more likely I am to start smoking."

Decline in vaping pushes use of tobacco products by young Americans to record low

houssem23 / October 25, 2024

Smallest number of American teens and tweens in 25 years are currently using tobacco products. According to the 2024 National […]

implant designed to detect and reverse drug overdoses

A new implant tested in animals reverses drug overdoses

houssem23 / October 23, 2024

Naloxone has saved thousands of lives by reversing opioid overdoses. But its success depends on someone nearby who can administer

An aerial view of a mountainous region in Central Asiua shows what looks like a mountaintop partly covered by trees and partly open field. Researchers have found traces of a medieval city there.

The cities of the Silk Road reached astonishing heights in the mountains of Central Asia

houssem23 / October 23, 2024

Two towering medieval cities built by mobile herders along Central Asia’s Silk Road trade routes have been hidden in plain

A woman injects a shot of insulin into her arm.

Once-a-week insulin can mean fewer injections for some with diabetes

houssem23 / October 22, 2024

Life with diabetes usually involves lots of injections of insulin, the hormone that controls blood sugar. Recent research investigating a

Yotam Ophir looks at the camera with a slight smile. He is standing in front of a bookcase full of books of different sizes and colors. Ophir has short, dark hair and has short beard and mustache.

This researcher studies how disinformation permeates science and politics

houssem23 / October 22, 2024

TV stars and terrorists may seem to have little in common. But after watching YouTube videos by members of a

Dionna Williams is smiling at the camera. They have short, dark hair and are wearing orange-rimmed eyeglasses and white lab coat. They are standing in a lab with their arms crossed.

HIV and illegal drugs are a bad mix. This scientist found an unexpected reason why

houssem23 / October 22, 2024

It was like a Ph.D. student Dionna Williams realized fundamental flaws in the way medical science treats people who have