Various recent studies find vapes as an emerging resource for quitting smoking, and experts are beginning to consider them a method of quitting. Jamie Hartmann-Boyce says that while the studies seem promising, there is still a risk involved in swapping cigarettes for e-cigarettes.
Michael Knodler shares his thoughts in this Boston Globe article on why pedestrian deaths are tolerated, and what we can do to prevent them from occurring.
Amanda Paluch says weightlifting can be a great way to improve heart health, because it stimulates muscle tissue to improve blood circulation. In turn, this can lower blood pressure by decreasing the mechanical load on the heart.
Julie Brigham-Grette will deliver a talk about Pliocene Laminated Sediments from Lake El’gygytgyn in Arctic Russia on Sunday, October 11 at 9:30 AM at the Geological Society of America’s GSA Connects conference in Denver.
On the October 2 episode of WBAI’s “We Decide,” Jamie Rowen discussed a court order to prohibit ICE arrests at immigration courts and the botched Tennessee execution. Then on “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,” she shared thoughts on Jack Smith’s testimony before the Senate and issues within the Justice and Defense Departments. Finally, on October 4, Jamie was invited to talk about a federal judge’s order for the Justice Department to turn over the memo authorizing boat strikes in the Caribbean on the podcast “Legal AF.”
Amanda Paluch encourages teenagers to keep moving. “‘1,000 to 2,000 higher daily step increments,’” regardless of starting point could contribute to better brain structure and mental health outcomes for teenagers, she says, “‘and that beneficial association keeps building from there.’”
Because of the conservative majority, Paul Collins says the Supreme Court is likely to “‘continue to support policies that make it harder to vote and will rule in favor of the RNC,’” in regard to the case surrounding Arizona laws that require voters to show evidence of citizenship.
Isometric exercises, like wall squats and planks, even if done for a few times a week, have been found to help lower blood pressure short term. Amanda Paluch says this study “‘adds to [previous] research by looking at how much training is needed to maintain those gains.”
The Trump administration’s new interpretations of the Endangered Species Act would pose risk to a “vast number” of endangered species, which could face extinction without protection. He details how specific species would be impacted by the new, looser regulations for endangered species in his article from The Conversation.