Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, helps to "open up" depressed people's brains, even after use, enabling brain regions to talk more freely to one another.
Apr 11, 2022
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Antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin have little effect on the need for life support in COVID-19, but they may improve survival in the following months.
Mar 22, 2022
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The first global analysis of its kind estimates that if every country's cigarette taxes had met the World Health Organization's recommendations, around 182,000 newborn deaths could have been averted in 2018.
Mar 16, 2022
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A common genetic change is associated with a reduced risk of severe COVID-19 infection, highlighting a potential target for drugs in early treatment.
Feb 10, 2022
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Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia is often diagnosed late and is under-treated, causing hotspots of cardiovascular disease risk worldwide.
Jan 31, 2022
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A new study, published in Nature Communications and led by Imperial College London researchers, provides the first evidence of a protective role for these T cells. While previous studies have shown that T cells induced by ...
Jan 10, 2022
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Previous research has found that people who are isolated and lonely are more likely to smoke. However, this latest study, which is the first of its kind, found that smoking itself may also lead to higher levels of isolation ...
Jan 5, 2022
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An international team have mapped how the HTLV-1 virus causes a rare leukemia in some people, providing clues on how to stop it happening.
Dec 15, 2021
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New research shows that the first SARS-CoV-2 spike protein a person encounters, be it by vaccination or infection, shapes their subsequent immune response against current and future variants. That is, it imparts different ...
Dec 2, 2021
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Early-stage research has found 10 metabolites associated with bile duct cancer which might one day help create a urine test to identify the cancer.
Nov 16, 2021
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