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Electroconvulsive therapy is often used as a last line of treatment against mood disorders. It works by sending short electrical shocks to the brain to induce a seizure. The approach was innovated in Italy, where they coined an efficient transitive verb to describe what the machine does to you: zapare, meaning “to zap.”
A new study found that energy drinks and stimulant supplements were linked to disproportionately frequent reports of serious heart problems, including 11 times more reports of cardiac arrest and 4.5 times more reports of heart attacks. Young adults accounted for nearly half of the cardiovascular reports involving these products, raising concerns about their potential risks despite the study being unable to prove causation.
