Following up on their landmark 2016 study, researchers found that a one-time, single-dose treatment of psilocybin, a compound found in…
Air pollution impacts can be heart-stopping
There is an increased risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest even from short-term exposure to low concentrations of dangerously small particulate…
Artificial intelligence predicts treatment outcome for diabetes-related vision loss
A new approach that uses artificial intelligence to analyze retinal images could one day help doctors select the best treatment…
Nanoparticle chomps away plaques that cause heart attacks
Scientists have invented a nanoparticle that eats away — from the inside out — portions of plaques that cause heart…
New mathematical model for amyloid formation
Scientists report on a mathematical model for the formation of amyloid fibrils. The model sheds light on how the aggregation…
Zinc lozenges did not shorten the duration of colds
Administration of zinc acetate lozenges to common cold patients did not shorten colds in a randomized trial.
New knowledge on how different brain cell types contribute to our movements
Researchers have mapped how different nerve cells in the brain area striatum process information to plan and execute our movements…
Eating disorders linked to exercise addiction
New research shows that exercise addiction is nearly four times more common amongst people with an eating disorder.
Major Asia gene study to help doctors battle disease
‘Under-representation of Asian populations in genetic studies has meant that medical relevance for more than half of the human population…
Biomarkers of brain function may lead to clinical tests for hidden hearing loss
A pair of biomarkers of brain function — one that represents ‘listening effort,’ and another that measures ability to process…