Unlike cigarettes or alcohol, cannabis products often come packaged as colorful gummies, chocolates, candies and snacks that can look remarkably similar to items found in a grocery store aisle. A new Washington State University study suggests some of those products may also attract the attention of underage consumers. More than 80% of the 454 teens and young adults surveyed said some cannabis gummy and candy products would appeal to people under 21, even though they complied with Washington state’s cannabis packaging regulations. While cannabis products are sold only in licensed stores that minors cannot legally enter, young people may still encounter the packaging through family members, friends, social media or other sources.

From underdog stories to comeback victories, everyone loves a tale of perseverance. But a new study suggests that highlighting workplace resilience can sometimes leave observers feeling anxious instead of inspired.

Scientists have revealed striking inequalities and changing trends in medicines dispensing for more than 52 million people living in England during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

When citizens feel a bigger tax pinch, political corruption goes down and voter turnout rises. That’s a key finding from new research led by Washington State University, which finds that a higher tax burden is associated with increased civic engagement and citizen monitoring of public officials.

About The Study: In this cross-sectional study, following the implementation of an organized population screening program, colorectal cancer screening participation increased and socioeconomic disparities narrowed over time. Overall uptake in Hong Kong remains low, and some disparities persist in younger age groups (age 50-59 years), single households, individuals with a primary and secondary school education, lower-income groups, and public housing residents. Efforts to increase participation are needed in certain groups to ensure health equity.

Rockefeller University Press (RUP) has partnered with Cashmere, a data infrastructure platform, to manage the integration of its scientific literature into AI-powered research applications. The collaboration establishes a secure and transparent framework for AI inference, which is the phase in which a trained AI model queries live data to answer user questions and generate real-time results. Through the partnership, RUP will make Journal of Cell Biology (JCB), Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM), Journal of General Physiology (JGP), and Journal of Human Immunity (JHI) available for AI inference use cases.