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Lynne Anderson
Senior Health + Medicine Editor
Vaping was just dealt another blow Tuesday, this time by the American Medical Association when it called for an immediate ban on vaping products unless the devices are FDA-approved to aid in smoking cessation. And none are. As concern grows over vaping, which includes e-cigarettes, a tobacco cessation expert asks: what about smokers?
Concerns about e-cigarettes are growing, with the AMA calling for a ban. With the Great American Smokeout on Nov. 21, it's worth asking: What do smokers think?
The percentage of Christians in Turkey declined from nearly 25% in 1914 to less than 0.5% today. Their future looks even more uncertain in today's political climate.
Tryptophan, found in food, is an important ingredient in the neurotransmitter serotonin. But is that enough to support it as a possible mood booster? The research is decidedly mixed.
Alexis Javier Apablaza Campos, Universidad de Artes, Ciencias y Comunicación UNIACC
As protests raged across Chile last month, President Piñera repeatedly addressed the nation. Researchers fed his speeches into an AI system to assess the emotions behind his words.
A resonance theory of consciousness suggests that the way all matter vibrates, and the tendency for those vibrations to sync up, might be a way to answer the so-called 'hard problem' of consciousness.
Masting is what biologists call the pattern of trees for miles around synchronizing to all produce lots of seeds – or very few. Why and how do they get on schedule?
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