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Teen study reveals how schools influence e-cigarette use, outlines prevention strategies

When e-cigarettes hit the US market in 2007, they were promoted as a safer, healthier alternative to traditional, combustible cigarettes. The unintended consequence of vaping devices and e-cigarettes, however, is a new generation of vapers — teenagers — becoming addicted to nicotine. This study examines how schools influence e-cigarette use in adolescence, outlining various prevention strategies as well to hopefully decrease the trend of teenage vapers.

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Quantum material goes where none have gone before

October 1, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Computers and Internet, Materials Science, Physics, Quantum Computers, Quantum Physics, Spintronics, Spintronics Research

Physicists have created a quantum material that can travel through a previously unexplored region marked by strange electronic properties. The journey is by an alloy of cerium palladium and aluminum.

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Science demonstrates that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger

October 1, 2019 0 Comments Consumer Behavior, Education and Employment, Intelligence, K-12 Education, Racial Disparity, Religion, Spirituality, STEM Education

Through advanced data analysis, researchers have established a causal relationship between failure and future success.

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Your video can ID you through walls with help of WiFi

October 1, 2019 0 Comments Batteries, Biometric, Construction, Detectors, Medical Technology, Physics, technology, Telecommunications

Researchers have enabled, for the first time, determining whether the person behind a wall is the same individual who appears in given video footage, using only a pair of WiFi transceivers outside.

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Monthly phone check-in may mean less depression for families of patients with dementia

October 1, 2019 0 Comments Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Research, Dementia, Disorders and Syndromes, Healthy Aging, Mental Health, Patient Education and Counseling, Today's Healthcare

A monthly, 40-minute phone call from a non-clinical professional may suppress or reverse the trajectory of depression so frequently experienced by family members caring for patients with dementia at home, according to a new study.

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Sleeping pills reduce suicidal thoughts in patients with severe insomnia

October 1, 2019 0 Comments Diseases and Conditions, Disorders and Syndromes, Insomnia, Insomnia Research, Mental Health Research, Psychiatry, Sleep Disorder Research, Sleep Disorders

Insomnia is a driver of suicide, and particularly people with severe insomnia may safely benefit from taking a sedative to help address their sleep problems as it reduces their suicidal thoughts, investigators report.

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Microbes in warm soils released more carbon than those in cooler soils

October 1, 2019 0 Comments Climate, Environmental Issues, Forest, Fungus, Global Warming, Nature, Organic, Soil Types

Simply by moving tropical soils down a mountainside into warmer environments, a team has discovered that much more CO2 may be released due to increased microbial activity as soils warm.

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Omega-3 fish oil supplements linked with lower cardiovascular disease risk

October 1, 2019 0 Comments Cholesterol, Chronic Illness, Diseases and Conditions, Heart Disease, Nutrition, Stroke Prevention, Triglycerides, Vioxx

People who received omega-3 fish oil supplements in randomized clinical trials had lower risks of heart attack and other cardiovascular disease (CVD) events compared with those who were given placebo.

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Early life racial discrimination linked to depression, accelerated aging

October 1, 2019 0 Comments Chronic Illness, Depression, Healthy Aging, Mental Health, Mental Health Research, Public Health, Racial Disparity, Racial Issues, Social Issues

Early life stress from racial discrimination puts African Americans at greater risk for accelerated aging, a marker for premature development of serious health problems and perhaps a shorter life expectancy, according to a new study.

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Which comes first: Smartphone dependency or depression?

October 1, 2019 0 Comments Anxiety, Child Psychology, Depression, Disorders and Syndromes, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Stress

New research suggests a person's reliance on his or her smartphone predicts greater loneliness and depressive symptoms, as opposed to the other way around.