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Long-Term Cannabis Smoking Appears to Alter Lung Function, But Not Like Tobacco

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A long-term study tracking just over a thousand participants has found regular cannabis smoking can change the function of your lungs as you age. Unlike smoking a cigarette, however, cannabis seems to impact a person’s breathing in a slightly different way.    Over adulthood, tobacco smoking is associated with a progressive decline in how much air … Read more

How to alter your personality: why your character isn’t fixed in stone

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Traits like conscientiousness or extroversion might seem to define your character, but these aren’t set in stone and new research reveals how anyone can change their personality – if they really want to Mind 12 January 2022 By Miriam Frankel Iker Ayestaran I AM a conscientiousness objector. No, not a conscientious objector: I have never … Read more

Zebra finch songs alter the behaviour of their chicks’ mitochondria

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In warm weather, zebra finches sing heat calls to their unborn offspring, and this programs the nestlings to produce less heat inside their cells Life 8 December 2021 By Carissa Wong A zebra finch in the wild HenrikNorway/Getty Images Zebra finches sing a special song to their eggs to warn them about hot weather, and … Read more