Cigarette Smoke Kills Eye Cells

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October 18, 2021

Drug Use Cigarette Smoke Kills Eye Cells A new study reveals how tobacco from traditional or noncombusted cigarettes kills corneal cells By Nikk Ogasa

Sociology Confronting the Political Determinants of Gun Violence Addressing health inequities in the U.S. requires social and historical context By Joseph V. Sakran,Nicole Lunardi,Daniel E. Dawes

Pollution Forever Chemicals Are Widespread in U.S. Drinking Water Experts hope that with the incoming Biden administration, the federal government will finally regulate a class of chemicals known as PFASs By Annie Sneed

Climate Change World Waits for Specifics on U.S. Climate Plan In the run-up to major international climate negotiations, the fate of the Biden administration's climate plans is uncertain By Jean Chemnick,E&E News

Geology Largest Known Undersea Volcanic Eruption Explains Odd Seismic Waves  Researchers tie the event to "swarm quakes" off the French island of Mayotte By Daniel Lingenhöhl

Planetary Science Meteorite Crashes into Woman's Bed in Canada The woman awoke to find the space rock laying next to her head By Mindy Weisberger,LiveScience

Vaccines Who Needs a COVID Booster Shot? Experts Answer Common Questions Now that the FDA has authorized the shots for a broad range of Americans, many people want to know if they need a booster dose. Here's what we have learned so far By Tanya Lewis

Cognition People Who Jump to Conclusions Show Other Kinds of Thinking Errors Belief in conspiracy theories and overconfidence are two tendencies linked to hasty thinking By Carmen Sanchez,David Dunning

Nanotechnology Nanotechnology Offers New Ways to Fight an Endless Pandemic A wave of funding focuses on antiviral nanomaterials as COVID countermeasures By Mark Peplow,Nature Biotechnology

Arts Beethoven's Unfinished 10th Symphony Brought to Life by Artificial Intelligence Nearly 200 years after his death, the German composer's musical scratch was pieced together by machine—with a lot of human help. By Teresa Carey | 07:15

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FROM THE ARCHIVE Smoking or Vaping May Increase the Risk of a Severe Coronavirus Infection Though few studies have investigated the connection specifically, cigarette smoke and vaping aerosol are linked to lung inflammation and lowered immune function By Tanya Lewis | March 2020

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