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Tobacco Use in Adolescence Tied to Paranoia, Due Largely to Shared Genetic Influences
Paranoia is associated with regular tobacco smoking in adolescents after accounting for other factors like cannabis use, sleep disturbances and stressful life events, reports a study recently published to the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP). The study also provides novel insights about the underlying causes of the association. The authors found that the co-occurrence of paranoia with tobacco use was largely explained by genetic influences. Similar results for other types of psychotic experiences were also reported, including having hallucinations and disorganized thinking, which were also associated…
Read MoreVictoria’s Secret Model Slammed for “Fat-Shaming” After Exercising and Eating Fruit in Front of In-N-Out Customers
Victoria’s Secret model Kelly Gale follows a very strict diet to get her body in tip-top runway shape, one that doesn’t include In-N-Out burgers or Neapolitan shakes or animal style fries (I know, I know) — a point she made ridiculously clear during a recent outing to the fast-food chain. The 23-year-old found herself at the center of a controversy after she posted a series of Instagram videos in which she’s seen eating a pear inside the restaurant and later exercising on the tables outside of the chain. In the Instagram…
Read MoreMuscle memory discovery ends ‘use it or lose it’ dogma
The old adage “use it or lose it” tells us: if you stop using your muscles, they’ll shrink. Until recently, scientists thought this meant that nuclei — the cell control centers that build and maintain muscle fibers — are also lost to sloth. But according to a review published in Frontiers in Physiology, modern lab techniques now allow us to see that nuclei gained during training persist even when muscle cells shrink due to disuse or start to break down. These residual ‘myonuclei’ allow more and faster growth when muscles are…
Read MoreFRANK OCEAN ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO MOISTURISE
Some men are more than happy for their grooming regime to consist of shaving with disposable razors and washing their faces with grimy bars of soap, but others, like Frank Ocean, are more fastidious. The singer-songwriter is the cover star of GQ’s February 2019 issue and in the accompanying interview he chats about everything from making his Instagram public to covering “Moon River.” But, if there’s one thing we need to take away from the interview, it’s Ocean’s commitment to skincare. Chatting with Vegyn and Emmett Cruddas, hosts of his Apple Music show, Blonded…
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