Pandemic Hit to U.S. Life Expectancy May Last
The pandemic “has been the most severe global mortality shock since World War II,” researchers find.
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Financial and Emotional Suffering Is Pushing White Americans Towards Trump
A research psychologist identifies trends among White middle-class Americans that help explain why so many are turning to Trump. A stunning 23% of Americans are currently under extreme financial stress, and that can lead to...
FDA Approves Medical Device for Reversing Opioid Overdose
When mobster wife Mrs. Mia Wallace overdoses on heroin, hit man Vincent Vega brings her screaming out of a comatose state by jabbing an adrenaline-filled syringe into her heart. Had the talking medical device that...
How Shining Light in the Brain Could Control Addiction
Imaging studies of cocaine addicts’ brains typically show low activity patterns in the region that is key to impulse control, the prefrontal cortex. The same goes for rodents that have been turned into cokeheads in...
Healthcare Entrepreneur Disrupts Addiction Treatment
After confronting his daughter's alcohol and drug addiction, and supporting her through a torturous recovery, healthcare entrepreneur Peter Loeb wanted to help others who struggle with addiction. With his daughter, Loeb launched Lionrock Recovery, a...
Whiskey, Beer, and Wine Producers Clean up Their Act
Could tech make having a stiff drink good for the environment? As reported by David Worthington at Smartplanet, Tulibardine distillery in Scotland has partnered with energy startup Celtic Renewables to turn whiskey byproducts into butanol...