medicine
Treatments for depression have significantly improved since the 1980s. So why isn’t the rate of depression decreasing?
After a night of partying and heavy drinking, you might be tempted to Google “hangover cures.” Unfortunately, there aren’t any.
The brain appears to remember immune responses, and memories can trigger them to happen again. This might explain some psychosomatic illnesses.
Done properly, peer review requires that journals fulfill their role as knowledge custodians, rather than being mere knowledge distributors.
The placebo effect is not the “power of positive thinking.” The fact that it is getting stronger is not a good development.
The model is almost eight hours ahead of a doctor’s recognition of a patient’s deterioration.
A small, Seattle-based study will look to see if the psychedelic can alleviate the pandemic’s mental health impact.
Americans have a lower life expectancy than people in other rich countries despite paying much more for healthcare. We explore the number of factors which might explain this difference.
One patient’s surprising results have experts cautiously optimistic.
The scientists are headed “straight to the FDA” to begin human trials.
Experiencing too much pleasure and not enough pain may yield counterintuitive consequences.
Evolutionary game theory could tip the advantage to medicine.
Roughly half the world population, including in America, has insufficient levels of vitamin D. UV irradiated mushrooms can help.
In tough competitions, men tend to give up early when they feel a low sense of control. Testosterone eradicates that effect.
The paper-thin device may also someday be used to stimulate bone growth.
Music therapy might boost memory, but the benefits are small. Just in case, tell your grandparents to listen to their favorite 1960s tunes.
Isn’t more sleep always better?
A mouthwash solution containing ferumoxytol and a dye could treat, prevent, and diagnose tooth decay, according to UPenn researchers.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive.
Prozac is a widely used antidepressant. Data indicates that the drug could be used to prevent blindness due to macular degeneration.
The credibility problem facing the biomedical and public health establishment is, at least in part, a product of its own making.
Elevated blood pressure, even within the normal range, is associated with accelerated brain aging.
Deep brain stimulation could represent a breakthrough in the treatment of mental health disorders like major depressive disorder.
Guided by ultrasound waves, swarms of microrobots could soon be used to deliver medicine to targeted sites in the body.
David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian were awarded the highest honor in medicine for their research into how human bodies make sense of and respond to the outside world.
Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major (K448) can help reduce seizures in epilepsy patients.
The secret to alleviating chronic back pain may be to treat psychological issues like anxiety and repressed emotions.
One day, this powerful tool could be in millions of smartphones.
When Tal Golesworthy was told he was at risk of his aorta bursting, he wasn’t impressed with the surgery on offer – so he came up with his own idea.
Organ transplantation is in dire need of biotechnological advances. 3D bioprinting and genetic modification of pigs provide a path forward.