Warren Bickel and Alexandra DiFeliceantonio People love to set new health goals at the start of a new year, but despite their best intentions, sometimes their own behavior gets in the way. Understanding why people make good or bad health choices is at the heart of the scientific mission of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at…
People love to set new health goals at the start of a new year, but despite their best intentions, sometimes their own behavior gets in the way. Understanding why people make good or bad health choices is at the heart of the scientific mission of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, which will share…
Cannabidiol (CBD), an active ingredient in cannabis, might help block infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. But don’t go drop a bunch of cash on CBD oils at your local dispensary: The possible effect still needs to be tested in humans. (And definitely don’t smoke marijuana to prevent coronavirus infection.) Even if the findings…
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Meteorologists reported a new weather phenomenon called “atmospheric lakes” drifting slowly over the western Indian Ocean and bringing water to dry lowlands along East Africa’s coastline. Similar to the better-known streams of humid, rainy air called atmospheric rivers that deliver large amounts of rainfall, the researchers from the University of Miami say the newly discovered…
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