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Marijuana-alcohol combo more risky in many ways, finds new study

With both marijuana and alcohol being legal in the US, researchers have found that an increasing proportion of people are using both drugs in combination. However, this is a risky thing to do, says a new study. The increased risk is largely due to the overlap of effects between the two separate drugs.

14 Aug 2019

'Conversation-based' activities reduce stigma related to mental illness among college students

College students who participate in fun, peer-directed activities that openly and honestly address mental illness are significantly less likely to stigmatize people with these conditions, according to a new study led by researchers at Indiana University.

14 Aug 2019

Penn State researcher awarded NSF grant to model cell disorder in the heart

On average, the human heart beats anywhere from 60 to 80 times per minute - that's almost 42 million times a year. Each beat consists of billions of cells working together, using their protein channels to pass electrical signals across the muscle.

14 Aug 2019

Study highlights how high fat diet affects one component of gut immune system

Researchers have discovered how our choice of diet can weaken our gut immune system and lead to the development of diabetes.

13 Aug 2019

Hookah smoking not a safe option, finds new study

With the decline in cigarette smoking, students have taken to other ‘safer’ forms of smoking, especially hookah smoking. However, a pioneering study shows that a single puff from a hookah exposes the smoker to as high a level of certain toxins as an entire cigarette does!

13 Aug 2019

What motivates young people to send sexually explicit images of themselves, finds study

Amidst a surge in research and media reports on the potentially negative consequences of "sexting," a University of Arizona researcher is exploring what motivates young people to send sexually explicit images of themselves via text message in the first place.

13 Aug 2019

UCI study highlights health hazards of hookah usage

Hookah waterpipe use has grown in popularity in recent years – 1 in 5 college students in the U.S. and Europe have tried it – but the practice could be more dangerous than other forms of smoking, according to a first-of-its-kind study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine, published recently in Aerosol Science and Technology.

13 Aug 2019

How #MeToo is changing sex ed policies — even in red states

In Colorado, a law passed this spring requires any sex education taught in the state’s public schools to be medically accurate and, in an unusual move, carves out $1 million to pay for it.

12 Aug 2019

People who work with animals may be at increased risk of mental health issues

While it might sound like fun to work around pets every day, veterinarians and people who volunteer at animal shelters face particular stressors that can place them at risk for depression, anxiety and even suicide, according to research presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.

12 Aug 2019

Psychologists can help predict and prevent deadly childhood mishaps

Injuries have overtaken infectious disease as the leading cause of death for children worldwide, and psychologists have the research needed to help predict and prevent deadly childhood mishaps, according to a presentation at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association.

12 Aug 2019

Viewing exercise as stress outlet can increase college students' willingness to work out

Viewing physical activity as an outlet for stress can increase college students' willingness to exercise.

9 Aug 2019

Kent State researcher receives NIH funding to teach children food allergy safety skills

Food allergies can be as dangerous as firearms for children who don't have the skills to react responsibly to when they're exposed to them.

9 Aug 2019

Nonprescribed psychostimulants may boost short-term focus but impede sleep, mental functions

The use of prescription stimulants by those without medically diagnosed conditions marks a growing trend among young adults – particularly college students seeking a brain boost.

9 Aug 2019

New insights into emergent evolutionary potential and generative phenotype

In the cover photo, nature photographer Andreas Kay has captured one of the most striking examples of Batesian Mimicry in nature--first reported by Henry Walter Bates in 1861.

9 Aug 2019

Rutgers' CHJL launches interactive resources to address inequities in cancer treatment

The Cancer Health Justice Lab at the Rutgers School of Public Health has launched a series of educational programming on cancer information, prevention, and treatment.

8 Aug 2019

Obesity plagues Hispanics and blacks in Colorado, nation’s ‘healthiest’ state

Colorado stands out on the map of U.S. obesity rates, a cool green rectangle surrounded by more alarming shades of yellow, orange and red.

8 Aug 2019

New method can more accurately gauge pain in mice

For decades, biomedical researchers have used mouse behavior to study pain, but some researchers have questioned the accuracy of the interpretations of how mice experience pain.

8 Aug 2019

New Milford Hospital’s Eating Well program offers comfort to patients and caregivers

Diane and Phil Hannah started their lifelong journey together as neighbors who would talk to each other from their bedroom windows. They were high school sweethearts before they married in 1952.

8 Aug 2019

Light satisfaction makes office workers to deem people as being warm and competent

The more satisfied office workers are with the light in a room, the more likely they are to deem people they have just met as being warm and competent, a new Loughborough University study has found.

8 Aug 2019

Freiburg start-up company takes over publicly traded company ‘CELLINK AB’

The idea of developing a laboratory instrument that handles and sorts individual, viable cells has been realized by researchers in the Laboratory for MEMS Applications in the Department of Microsystems Engineering at the University of Freiburg.

7 Aug 2019

Students News and Research

Marijuana-alcohol combo more risky in many ways, finds new study

'Conversation-based' activities reduce stigma related to mental illness among college students

Penn State researcher awarded NSF grant to model cell disorder in the heart

Study highlights how high fat diet affects one component of gut immune system

Hookah smoking not a safe option, finds new study

What motivates young people to send sexually explicit images of themselves, finds study

UCI study highlights health hazards of hookah usage

How #MeToo is changing sex ed policies — even in red states

People who work with animals may be at increased risk of mental health issues

Psychologists can help predict and prevent deadly childhood mishaps

Viewing exercise as stress outlet can increase college students' willingness to work out

Kent State researcher receives NIH funding to teach children food allergy safety skills

Nonprescribed psychostimulants may boost short-term focus but impede sleep, mental functions

New insights into emergent evolutionary potential and generative phenotype

Rutgers' CHJL launches interactive resources to address inequities in cancer treatment

Obesity plagues Hispanics and blacks in Colorado, nation’s ‘healthiest’ state

New method can more accurately gauge pain in mice

New Milford Hospital’s Eating Well program offers comfort to patients and caregivers

Light satisfaction makes office workers to deem people as being warm and competent

Freiburg start-up company takes over publicly traded company ‘CELLINK AB’

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