Researchers discovered that tobacco companies consider working-class young adults a critical market segment to promote growth. Studies found that socially disadvantaged young women do not necessarily desire 'feminine' cigarette brands, highlighting the need for targeted tobacco control resources towards this demographic.
Researchers discovered that replenishing depleted neurosteroid hormone allopregnanolone significantly delayed neurological deficits and doubled the lifespan of mice with neurodegenerative disease. The treatment was particularly potent when administered early in life and showed promise for delaying symptom onset and progression.
Lack of physical access, high subscription costs, and irrelevance of available information hinder developing countries' healthcare. A proposed international collaborative group seeks to create a 'pot of money' for initiatives promoting universal access to essential health-care information.
A single individual of the Cozumel Thrasher, a bird species believed to be extinct for over 35 years, has been confirmed by field biologists. The rediscovery opens possibilities for establishing protected areas and conserving this unique species and its habitat.