Psychedelic drugs being tested as therapies for treatment-resistant depression activate receptors within brain cells that promote new brain cell connections.
February 7, 2023 —
Bivalent booster vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 were 37% more effective than older booster shots at reducing the risk of severe COVID-19.
February 7, 2023 —
A comparison of two diuretic drugs used to treat heart failure suggested either could be used to treat people hospitalized with heart failure.
February 7, 2023 —
A probiotic reduced the amount of Staphylococcus aureus, or “staph,” bacteria in the human gut and nose without harming beneficial gut microbes.
January 24, 2023 —
Notifying clinicians that one of their patients died of an overdose reduced the amount of opioids they prescribed for up to a year afterwards.
January 24, 2023 —
Eye cells that were grown from skin-derived stem cells could be collected from 3D cultures and coaxed to form new neural connections.
January 10, 2023 —
The antiviral treatment Paxlovid reduced the risk of hospitalization or death from SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants in older adults by 44%.
January 10, 2023 —
Researchers developed a blood test that could detect Alzheimer’s disease-promoting compounds in the blood long before symptoms emerged.
January 10, 2023 —
Researchers found a pathway by which gut microbes affect levels of exercise in mice. The findings, if confirmed in humans, suggest strategies to help encourage people to exercise.
