Fish ingesting microplastics is bad enough, but new analysis points to additional humanmade issues. According to a study published on July 15 in Science of the Total Environment, researchers at Brazil’s Oswaldo Cruz Foundation have confirmed trace amounts of cocaine and its main metabolite, benzoylecgonine, in at least 13 Brazilian sharpnose sharks purchased from commercial […]
Doctors advise against taking expired medications, but what do you do if you’re stationed on Mars with no pharmacy in sight? That’s the main question posed by Duke University School of Medicine researchers in a study published on July 23 in npj Microgravity. Researchers conclude that if astronauts ever intend to travel beyond the International […]
Remembering to take medication can be hard enough, but keeping up with multiple prescriptions, regimes, and dosages can be even more difficult. As many as one-third of all medication errors in US homes are the result of administration mistakes. But a team of researchers believes 3D-printed “polypills” could help kickstart a wave of “next-generation personalized […]
The most detailed map yet of mind-altering drugs finds unexpected connections between pharmaceuticals and off-target neurotransmitters.
Cigarette smoking hit an all-time low in the US in 2022, though e-cigarette vaping remains increasingly popular among teens.
Popular Science tackles the science of weed, from how to roll joints, to smoking accessories, to the evolutionary history of cannabis.
Rolling joints seems easy, but if you’re reading this, you probably need some guidance, practice and the right know-how.
The public has concerns over Narcan naloxone nasal spray, an FDA-approved drug that prevents opioid overdose deaths. But are they founded?
Injecting Ozempic can cause you to shed the pounds, but you won’t be able to ‘hack’ your way into a healthy body.
Engineers are using the method by which sea urchin sperm find an egg in the ocean as inspiration for target-seeking miniature robots.
