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How Research Scientists Get Free Illegal Drugs From The US Government
On an obscure web page that looks like it’s been barely updated in the last decade there’s a link to download a PDF with the unassuming name of “NDSP Catalogue“. Click it and you’ll find pretty much every drug you can dream up: meth, cocaine, heroin, MDMA — nearly 800 compounds in all. Welcome to…
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Another Study Finds E-Cigs May Contain Formaldehyde
Science is back with more sobering news about vaping. A letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine claims that vapour produced by electronic cigarettes contains a high concentration of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen. But don’t panic quite yet.
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A Rub-On Tattoo For Diabetics Could Mean The End Of Finger Pricking
Pricking your finger for a blood glucose test will never, ever be fun. Thankfully, scientists have been hard at work on a bloodless and needless alternative: a rub-on temporary tattoo that, as weird as it sounds, gently sucks glucose through the surface of the skin.
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The Scientifically Proven Way To Break Off The Biggest Wishbone Piece
Challenging a sibling or cousin to a wishbone breaking contest is tradition for many families, and thanks to some important research recently conducted by university scientists, we now have some actual strategies to help ensure you always break off the biggest piece and *have your wish come true. (*Wish may not come true.)