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'Hyper-synchronized' brain waves may explain why different psychedelics have similar effects, rat study reveals
By Emily Cooke published
Despite acting on different receptors, psychedelics induce similar "waves" of synchronized electrical activity across the rat brain, potentially explaining their shared hallucinogenic effects.
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What is penicillin, and how was it discovered?
By Anna Gora published
Discovered by sheer accident in the late 1920s, penicillin was the world's first antibiotic.
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Can Ozempic and Wegovy cause 'stomach paralysis' and 'cyclic vomiting'?
By Emily Cooke published
"Stomach paralysis" linked to drugs like Ozempic has raised alarm. What do doctors make of the reports?
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Ayurvedic infertility medicine sends woman to hospital with lead poisoning
By Emily Cooke published
The woman had more than 25 times the normal amount of lead in her blood after taking Ayurvedic pills for a year.
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'Powerful' new RSV prevention drug should be available to all infants this fall, CDC says
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Come fall, a new antibody drug should be available to protect U.S. newborns and infants younger than 8 months from severe RSV infections.
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Could an antibiotic taken after unprotected sex prevent STIs? What to know about doxy-PEP.
By Emily Cooke published
This summer, the CDC is expected to release guidelines for the use of doxy-PEP to prevent STIs. But what is it, and why is everyone talking about it now?
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Psychedelic psilocybin could treat anorexia in some patients, trial suggests
By Emily Cooke published
Ten patients with anorexia were treated with psilocybin and reported a positive experience, and four experienced remission of their symptoms.
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Australia clears legal use of MDMA and psilocybin to treat PTSD and depression
By Kiley Price published
Starting July 1, 2023, Australia will allow psychiatrists to prescribe certain hallucinogens in medical settings to treat PTSD and treatment-resistant depression.
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