Good sleep starts in the gut
You might think good sleep happens in your brain, but restorative sleep actually begins much lower in the body: in the gut.
Dec 4, 2025
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Organic Chemicals: News and Research on Tryptamines
MeSH tree: D02.092.211.215.801
Crowdsourced recommendations for harm reduction during first psychedelic experience
As interest in psychedelics surges across the United States, a new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan and the University at Buffalo offers critical harm-reduction guidance for individuals considering their ...
Dec 2, 2025
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Schizophrenia-spectrum disorders may originate in specific brain regions that show early structural damage
Researchers at the University of Seville have identified the possible origins of structural damage in the brains of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs). These are regions that show the greatest morphological ...
Nov 26, 2025
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Study reveals unexpected link between dopamine and serotonin in the brain
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Columbia University and the University of San Francisco, have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism by which dopamine, a key brain chemical vital for movement and motivation, can affect ...
Nov 25, 2025
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Too sick to socialize: How the brain and immune system promote staying in bed
"I just can't make it tonight. You have fun without me." Across much of the animal kingdom, when infection strikes, social contact shuts down. A new study details how the immune and central nervous systems implement this ...
Nov 25, 2025
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What can DMT psychedelic teach us about the sense of self?
When people use a psychedelic called dimethyltryptamine (DMT), they experience a temporary loss of their sense of self. DMT interacts with a frequency of brain activity associated with self-referential processes (alpha waves), ...
Nov 24, 2025
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Expert argues psychedelics too unruly for traditional product development
Investor appetite in corporate psychedelia is returning, but the sector faces fundamental barriers to profitability, according to new research.
Nov 20, 2025
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Low-dose THC may reduce side effects of HIV treatment
Long-term, low doses of THC mitigate many harmful side effects and inflammation caused by HIV and antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to new research from Texas Biomedical Research Institute.
Nov 6, 2025
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Is seasonal affective disorder more than feeling sad? Q&A
Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a type of depression that's related to the changes in seasons. Symptoms typically appear in the fall, worsen through the winter months and eventually go away in the spring or summer.
Nov 5, 2025
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Four research-backed ways to beat the winter blues in the colder months
As winter approaches and daylight saving time is about to end, many people are bracing themselves for shorter days, colder weather and what's often dismissed as the "winter blues." But these seasonal shifts are more than ...
Oct 30, 2025
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