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Why do people use or get addicted to cannabis? A new study offers clues.  The Washington Post Genes Linked to Cannabis Use Reveal Ties to Mental Health  Neuroscience News Cannabis Abuse Genetically Linked to Psychiatric Traits, Physical Health  Inside Precision Medicine Large Genetic Study Links Cannabis Use to Psychiatric, Cognitive and Physical Health  UC San Diego Today The genetics of cannabis lifetime use – …

Humans stand apart from many other primates by taking more time to mature, relying on a supportive network of parents, grandparents, and community members during a long period of childhood. This extended period of growth has long been considered crucial for learning the skills required to thrive in a socially complex environment. For a while, scientists have connected …

Cachexia is a complex and multi-organ syndrome that is associated with cancer and affects quality of life. It is characterized by progressive and often severe weight loss, mainly due to the loss of skeletal muscle and, often, fat tissue. Unlike the weight loss that arises from starvation, cachexia cannot be fully reversed by nutritional interventions, and the condition is often …

A new analysis of artwork left behind by the enigmatic inhabitants of the abandoned Mesoamerican city Teotihuacan suggests the colorful pictures and shapes may constitute a rudimentary language that ultimately evolved into the language of the Aztecs. If the team of researchers behind the discovery can successfully decipher the “lost language,” they believe it could offer clues about the identity …

The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate, which the paper’s authors have dubbed Planet Y. The planet has not been detected but merely inferred by the tilted orbits of some distant objects in the Kuiper Belt — a large ring …

How to live to 117? Researchers find clues in the world’s oldest woman.  The Washington Post World’s oldest woman lived to 117 thanks to 6 healthy aging secrets  Fox News Scientists Study Genes of Woman Who Was the World’s Oldest Person  The New York Times She lived to be the world’s oldest person. A new study credits genetic variants — and maybe her …

Around 1200 BCE, a remote furnace in the hills of southern Georgia may have unwittingly ignited one of humanity’s most significant technological revolutions, paving the way for the Iron Age.  In a fascinating twist of ancient chemistry, copper-smelting artisans may have stumbled upon a technique that would eventually lead to the intentional extraction of iron from ore, a discovery that …

New clues after body found in D4VD’s Tesla  MSN What Police Seized From Home Allegedly Tied to D4vd Amid Celeste Rivas Hernandez Death Investigation  E! News Celeste Rivas seen running away from home more than a year before her body was found in D4vd’s Tesla  New York Post Singer leaves Hollywood mansion linked to teen found dead in Tesla  sfgate.com D4vd’s friends believed Celeste …

There’s no escaping the unrelenting passage of time, but supercentenarians who live to see their 110th birthday have a peculiar ability to postpone the inevitable. A thorough health evaluation of one of the world’s oldest people, Maria Branyas, suggests that one of the reasons she lived to 117 was that she possessed an exceptionally young genome. Some of her rare …

Processes occurring deep within the Earth could be responsible for our planet’s changing gravitational field, according to new research that scoured orbital data for clues to the mystery. The shift occurred nearly two decades ago, between 2006 and 2008, but went unnoticed at the time. Only through a recent reexamination of the data were scientists able to detect gravitational variations …