Medications
Study finds mushrooms magnify memory by boosting nerve growth
Researchers from The University of Queensland have discovered the active compound from an edible mushroom that boosts nerve growth and enhances memory.
Feb 10, 2023
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Medical economics
COVID accelerated it, but the decline in life expectancy for Native Americans has been in the making for generations
Six and one-half years.
Feb 3, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chinese turn to traditional remedies to fight COVID
As COVID-19 rips through China's vast population, making millions sick and fuelling a shortage of drugs, many are turning to old-school traditional medicines to battle the aches and pains of the virus.
Jan 20, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Music and ayahuasca's role in treating substance use disorders in men
In Perú, music heals more than the soul.
Dec 23, 2022
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Medications
Is ayahuasca safe? New study tallies adverse events
There is a high rate of adverse physical effects and challenging psychological effects from using the plant-based psychoactive ayahuasca, though they are generally not severe, according to a new study by Daniel Perkins of ...
Nov 16, 2022
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Medications
Tracing the origin of Kampo, Japan's traditional medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been around for centuries. With a history of almost 3,000 years dating back to the early Zhou Dynasty, it has been incorporated into China's present medical system. The traditional practice ...
Nov 11, 2022
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Medical research
Honey has sweet potential for wound healing, scientists claim
Honey has exceptional antimicrobial and tissue-regenerative properties which should be exploited to the full to help wounds heal, say scientists from The university of Manchester.
Sep 20, 2022
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Medications
FDA panel backs much-debated ALS drug in rare, 2nd review
A panel of federal health advisers voted Wednesday to recommend approval for an experimental drug to treat Lou Gehrig's disease, a remarkable turnaround for the much-debated medication that was previously rejected by the ...
Sep 8, 2022
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Chinese medical portal censored after doubting herbal 'COVID remedy'
A popular Chinese medical information site has been censored by authorities for "violation of relevant laws and regulations", months after its criticism of a government-backed herbal COVID-19 treatment sent shares in a pharmaceutical ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Medications
Nature is the world's original pharmacy. Returning to medicine's roots could help fill drug discovery gaps
While humans evolved over a period of approximately 6 million years, breakthroughs in modern medicine as we know it today got going only in the 19th and 20th centuries. So how did humans successfully survive through millions ...
Jul 27, 2022
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