CBD: why recommended daily dose was lowered from 70mg to 10mg by food regulator
Oct 20, 2023 03:42 am UTC| Health
Since 2018 when the UK parliament passed legislation legalising CBD, the non-psychoactive component of cannabis, sales of CBD-related products have skyrocketed. Today, you can buy CBD oil, CBD vape pens, CBD coffee, CBD...
Adele called herself a 'borderline alcoholic'. But is that a real thing?
Oct 19, 2023 08:35 am UTC| Health
British singer-songwriter Adele says she has quit drinking, describing herself as a borderline alcoholic when she was in her 20s. She joins a growing number of people who are trying to quit or reduce their...
코로나19 백신 너머: mRNA 기술이 건강을 위해 또 무엇을 할 수 있을까?
Oct 19, 2023 05:51 am UTC| Health
많은 사람들은 화이자(Pfizer)와 모더나(Moderna)의 코로나19 백신이 출시되었을 때 처음으로 mRNA 라는 용어에 익숙해졌습니다 . 가장 간단한 용어로, 메신저 리보핵산(messengerribonucleic acid)을 의미하는 mRNA는 우리 몸의 세포에...
People experiencing news fatigue are less likely to be voters
Oct 19, 2023 04:46 am UTC| Health
In a comprehensive analysis of news consumption across the globe, a recent report by Reuters concluded that interest in news continues to decline, fuelling disengagement and selective news avoidance. In the 46 countries...
How dangerous is insomnia? How fear of what it's doing to your body can wreck your sleep
Oct 19, 2023 04:45 am UTC| Health
This article is the next in The Conversations six-part series on insomnia, which charts the rise of insomnia during industrialisation to sleep apps today. Read other articles in the series here. I (Leon) have recently...
The impact of not having a family doctor: Patients are worse off, and so is the health system
Oct 19, 2023 04:16 am UTC| Health
About 6.5 million Canadians roughly one in six do not have access to primary medical care. Its a problem that puts their health at greater risk and renders the entire public health-care system less efficient than it...
Beyond COVID vaccines: what else could mRNA technology do for our health?
Oct 18, 2023 23:42 pm UTC| Health
Many people first became familiar with the term mRNA when Pfizers and Modernas COVID vaccines were rolled out. In the simplest terms, mRNA, which stands for messenger ribonucleic acid, is a type of genetic material that...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects