September 4, 2024
(NBC News) – The Drug Enforcement Administration has increased the production limit for Takeda Pharmaceutical’s ADHD drug Vyvanse and its generic versions by about 24% to address the medicine’s ongoing shortage in the United States. The raised production limit follows the … Read More
September 4, 2024
(The Telegraph via Yahoo! News) – Mobile phones do not cause brain cancer, a five-year study commissioned by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has concluded. Australian scientists sifted through 5,000 studies and found that, despite the increase in wireless technology … Read More
September 3, 2024
(CNN) – The National Institutes of Health said Friday that it is stopping its research of what’s commonly known as Havana syndrome, a mysterious illness experienced by a number of spies, soldiers and diplomats who have reported sudden debilitating symptoms … Read More
September 3, 2024
(New York Times) – Some researchers argue that the roles of social environment and personal choice have to be considered in order to make progress in treating people addicted to drugs. For decades, medical science has classified addiction as a … Read More
September 2, 2024
(New York Times) – Acadia Healthcare is holding people against their will to maximize insurance payouts, a Times investigation found. Acadia Healthcare is one of America’s largest chains of psychiatric hospitals. Since the pandemic exacerbated a national mental health crisis, … Read More
September 2, 2024
(Aeon) – For those who hear voices, the ‘broken brain’ explanation is harmful. Psychiatry must embrace new meaning-making frameworks Journalists often depict the [targeted individual] community as a postmodern tragedy – a byproduct of unregulated social media. Here are thousands … Read More
September 2, 2024
(The Atlantic) – Although estimates vary, some research suggests that about a third of women of reproductive age in the United States may not get enough iron, which helps support various functions in the body. But despite the high prevalence … Read More
August 30, 2024
(UPI) – The findings of a study, to be presented officially Saturday in London, have prompted doctors to call for closer monitoring of recreational drug use in patients, especially those with a history of heart problems. Among patients admitted to … Read More
August 30, 2024
(MIT Technology Review) – Existing artificial neurons, used in large language models like GPT4, work by taking in a large number of inputs, adding them together, and converting the sum into an output using another mathematical operation inside the neuron. … Read More
August 29, 2024
(MIT Technology Review) – When someone loses part of a leg, a prosthetic can make it easier to get around. But most prosthetics are static, cumbersome, and hard to move. Now a new neural interface developed by MIT researchers and … Read More
August 29, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Agency investigators asked people involved in the trials whether side effects went unreported The Food and Drug Administration is ramping up its investigation of the clinical trials that tested an Ecstasy-based therapy, after the agency earlier … Read More
August 28, 2024
(The Guardian) – For many years, Balson tussled with the ethics of true crime. He told Milner about other shows he had worked on, where the broadcaster complained the women on screen weren’t glamorous enough. They wanted “glossy murder”, an … Read More
August 26, 2024
(Texas Monthly) – Injuries are inevitable in the world of bull riding. Enter Tandy Freeman, the only physician some cowboys ever see. Freeman is a fixture at rodeo events across the country. A Dallas-based orthopedic surgeon, he is the medical … Read More
August 23, 2024
(MIT Technology Review) – EEG will be used for diagnosing disease, finding signs of consciousness, and potentially probing the inner recesses of our thoughts, memories, and dreams. (Read More)
August 22, 2024
(New York Times) – A survey revealed similarities between these two altered states of consciousness. One person felt a sensation of “slowly floating into the air” as images flashed around. Another recalled “the most profound sense of love and peace,” … Read More
August 22, 2024
(NPR) – There are now more than 140 documented illnesses — including two suspected deaths — all tied to the same brand of mushroom edibles, called Diamond Shruumz, according to the Food and Drug Administration. It’s one of the many … Read More
August 22, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – Bosses already live in fear that a verbal misstep will be recorded and go viral. Now they can look forward to a new nightmare in which artificial intelligence analyzes their rhetorical stumbles and suggests they’re no … Read More
August 22, 2024
(Associated Press) – A U.S. government report expected to stir debate concluded that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children. The report, based on an analysis of previously published research, marks … Read More
August 22, 2024
(BBC) – The first drug to slow the progression of early stage Alzheimer’s will not be available on the NHS in England because health assessment body NICE says the benefits “are too small to justify the costs”. Lecanemab has been … Read More
August 22, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – In March, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface company Neuralink introduced its first human trial participant, a quadriplegic who showed the world how he could control a computer cursor with just his thoughts. On Wednesday, the company said … Read More
August 21, 2024
(Gallup) – However, U.S. adults view marijuana as less harmful to users than tobacco, nicotine and alcohol Americans’ views of the effects of marijuana have worsened over the past two years, as slim majorities now say it negatively impacts both … Read More
August 21, 2024
(Wall Street Journal) – ‘Friends’ star spent his life searching for healing in a world willing to sell it It was that persistent search for a solution that led Perry to try ketamine, the dissociative drug that federal prosecutors in … Read More
August 20, 2024
(Axios) – An implant that responds to brain signals in real time was shown to ease symptoms of Parkinson’s disease instantaneously in a limited trial of whether “closed loop” technology can help patients as they go about their daily lives. … Read More
August 20, 2024
(Axios) – More than 200 National Football League players have been using shock-absorbing helmets aimed at reducing concussions during the preseason — a trend that’s reduced head injuries and could continue into the regular season. Why it matters: Millions of … Read More
August 20, 2024
(Axios) – For a third year, back-to-school preparations will include a scramble to find popular drugs used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Why it matters: Despite signs from the Food and Drug Administration that manufacturers were catching up to … Read More
