US teens are using less of every substance – except for one
Teenagers in the US roughly doubled their use of nicotine pouches in…
Why US obesity rates fell for the first time in decades
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Plastic chemicals linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths worldwide
Plastic food packaging can expose people to chemicals such as bisphenol A…
Bird flu may be adapting to become more infectious to humans
Bird flu has been spreading in wild animals for years but it…
How safe is the US food supply?
Produce has been the source of many foodborne illness outbreaks in the…
Common chemical in drinking water hasn’t been tested for safety
Millions of US residents may be drinking water containing the potentially harmful…
Why hairy animals shake themselves dry
Hairy animals including mice and dogs shake themselves dryatikinka2/Getty Images If you…
Cancer deaths expected to nearly double worldwide by 2050
Breast cancer cells that have metastasised to the liverConnect Images / Alamy…
Bird flu infects a pig in the US, potentially raising risks to humans
Every time H5N1 infects a mammal, it has a chance to develop…
How do birth control pills change the brain?
Before now, no one had studied the brain before, during and after…
