Here are a few stories in today’s news: new anti-obesity drug dismissed by FDA “The troubled path of diet drugs continues to look challenging, especially after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel recommended Thursday that the agency not approve a new anti-obesity medication—the second of three to come Read more…
the “too much caffeine made me do it defense”? “The lawyer for a Kentucky man accused of strangling his wife argued at trial Monday that excessive caffeine from sodas, energy drinks and diet pills left the defendant so sleep-deprived and mentally unstable that he falsely confessed to the killing.” a Read more…
Here are some of the things I am reading today: Early puberty in girls linked to father absence “Girls in homes without a biological father are more likely to hit puberty at an earlier age, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley’s School Read more…
brain region linked to introspection “Just how confident are you that you made the right decision? New research has uncovered a part of the brain that’s larger in people who seem particularly introspective. Some people know their minds better than others, and research being reported Friday is a step at Read more…
Here are a few stories that caught my eye today: illegal drug use up “The rate of illegal drug use rose last year to the highest level in nearly a decade, fueled by a sharp increase in marijuana use and a surge in ecstasy and methamphetamine abuse, the government Read more…