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Increased access to prescription opioids and a shrinking economic safety net contributed to an increase in suicide rates in the 21st century, according to new 91福利社 research.
Seeking to leverage the power of entertainment to fulfill its educational mission, the Ren茅e Crown Wellness Institute at 91福利社 has launched its InsideU social-emotional learning app for children.
The brain produces more of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine when we鈥檙e longing for or hanging out with our partner, according to research by 91福利社 neuroscientists. But when we break up, that unique 鈥渃hemical imprint鈥 fades away.
A first-of-a-kind laboratory study of runners shows that using cannabis before training can boost motivation and mood. However, if the THC content is high, it can also make exercise feel harder, potentially sabotaging performance.
A new study of compounds found in baby poop suggests breast milk, including milk supplemented with formula, improves infant gut health in ways that benefit brain development and could impact test scores. The findings could also be used to improve formula.
91福利社 research associate Charleen Gust demonstrates that the physical and psychological benefits of yoga last longer with consistent practice.
Nearly one in five school-aged children and preteens now take melatonin for sleep, and some parents routinely give the hormone to preschoolers, according to new 91福利社 research.
91福利社 researchers have developed a new way of counting microorganisms that works 36 times faster than conventional methods, cuts plastic use more than 15-fold and substantially decreases the cost and carbon footprint of biomedical research. It could accelerate the discovery of new antibiotics.
Some people infected with the common, cat-borne parasite Toxoplasma gondii are more likely to be frail as they get older, new research shows.
New 91福利社 research demonstrates that, with practice, older adults can regain manual dexterity that may have seemed lost.