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Simple vaping 'quitline' can help over 40% of young people quit, study finds
A study used several strategies to help young adults go from vaping every day to not vaping at all.
Scientists make 1-of-a-kind immune cells to guard transplants from attack
Scientists have designed special immune cells that protect transplanted pancreatic cells from attack in mice.
Can you get high from poppy seeds?
Poppy seeds come from the same plant that's used to make opium and morphine. So can they get you high?
Your skin color may affect how well a medication works for you — but the research is way behind
As a new analysis highlights the impact of skin tone on drug safety and efficacy, experts outline what can be done to make medical research more inclusive.
Diagnostic dilemma: A man's 'magic mushroom' tea led to a bad trip to the hospital
A man's attempt at self-medicating with shrooms resulted in a trip to the intensive care unit.
'Like a reset button on a computer': Designer cells 'reboot' immune system in 3 different autoimmune diseases
A small trial used designer CAR T cells to reboot the immune systems of patients with three autoimmune diseases, but it's still too early to say whether the treatment works in the long term.
LED device treats leading cause of vision loss with light therapy, FDA says
The Food and Drug Administration will allow a new device to be marketed as a treatment for dry age-related macular degeneration.
How does licorice interfere with medications?
Eating licorice regularly, in large quantities or with certain medications can cause serious side effects. But why is that?
