RESEARCHERS from the University of the Sunshine Coast have identified a syndrome called "text neck" which has seen a rise in a curious spiky growth on the back of some people's skulls.
The "external occipital protuberance" can be found just above the neck, and was thought to be extremely rare until recently.
However, health scientist David Shahar from the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland has analysed more than 1,000 skull x-rays and found it's becoming much more common particularly among people aged 18-30.
Shahar hypothesises the increase is due to people leaning over their smartphones, with the hunched posture creating additional pressure which leads the body to lay down fresh layers of bone.
The complexity of legalising recreational cannabis has been highlighted in a recent US court decision which has found that it is OK for prison inmates to be in possession of marijuana - just as long as they don't inhale.
The California ruling confirmed that having less than one ounce of cannabis in prison is "no longer a felony".
However "smoking or ingesting cannabis in prison remains a felony," the judgement added, with the case overturning the conviction of five prisoners who had been found with marijuana in their jail cells.
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