April 21, 2025
(NBC News) – More Americans are using psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound found in psychedelic mushrooms. A report published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found psilocybin use has been rising since 2019, after remaining relatively stable for years. … Read More
April 21, 2025
(Wired) – LG has licensed tech that claims to interpret TV users’ feelings and convictions. The company will use this data to more directly target the ads it’s showing to users of its smart TV platform. LG TVs will soon … Read More
April 21, 2025
(Axios) – At least half a dozen states are weighing new restrictions aimed at limiting pharmacy benefit managers’ ability to influence drug prices, including prohibitions on steering business to affiliated pharmacies. Why it matters: With Congress gridlocked on PBM legislation, … Read More
April 21, 2025
(New York Times) – Baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes are among the ideas pitched to Trump aides as they consider plans to try boosting the birthrate. The White House has been hearing out a chorus of ideas in recent … Read More
April 21, 2025
(Wired) – Only six of the 21 robots in the race crossed the finish line, highlighting just how far humanoids are from keeping up with their real human counterparts. About 12,000 human athletes ran in a half-marathon race in Beijing … Read More
April 21, 2025
(BBC) – Genetic factors are thought to play a major role in the development of autism – but for decades what they are has proven elusive. Now scientists are starting to uncover clues. But while this can offer huge benefits … Read More
April 21, 2025
(The Guardian) – Men who have virtual “wives” and neurodiverse people using chatbots to help them navigate relationships are among a growing range of ways in which artificial intelligence is transforming human connection and intimacy. Dozens of readers shared their … Read More
April 18, 2025
(BBC) – Colombia has declared a nationwide health emergency after at least 34 people died of yellow fever, according to official figures. Yellow fever is caused by a virus transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. It can be prevented by … Read More
April 18, 2025
(NPR) – Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was indicted on Thursday by a grand jury in Manhattan federal court. The charges include two counts of stalking, one firearms offense and murder through use … Read More
April 17, 2025
(NPR) – Patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease may soon benefit from a powerful treatment option: stem-cell transplants. In a pair of small studies designed primarily to test safety, two teams of researchers found that stem cells transplanted into the brains … Read More
April 17, 2025
(New York Times) – Eli Lilly said clinical results of its GLP-1 in pill form showed safety and efficacy data similar to blockbuster injectable drugs. The drug, orforglipron, is a GLP-1, a class of drugs that have become blockbusters because … Read More
April 17, 2025
(MedPage Today) – Nearly 1 in 3 dementia cases linked with audiometric hearing loss, study suggests The findings mean that “up to 32% of population-level dementia risk could potentially be delayed or prevented if we completely treated hearing loss, assuming … Read More
April 16, 2025
(Vox) – Omalizumab, sold as Xolair, is an asthma medication that was approved more than 20 years ago, but it has proven successful in treating seasonal allergies in recent preliminary trials. So successful, in fact, that now some doctors in … Read More
April 16, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Decision follows a yearslong legal battle over protections for women and female-only spaces Britain’s top court ruled only those born female can be considered women, a landmark judgment that excludes transgender women from the legal definition … Read More
April 16, 2025
(CBS News) – A majority of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s work group on COVID-19 vaccines now supports ending the agency’s pandemic-era recommendation for virtually all Americans to get vaccinated against the virus each year, officials said Tuesday. … Read More
April 16, 2025
(The New Atlantis) – As with so many other scientific controversies in our political life, public opinion on Covid origins has come to track — and serve as a signifier for — partisan identity. This bodes ill for dispassionate investigation, … Read More
April 16, 2025
(Undark) – For some patients, removing brain tissue can help treat OCD and other disorders. But ethical concerns remain. Originally known as psychosurgery, this uncommon approach to mental health care involves operating on the brain to alter its function. After … Read More
April 16, 2025
(The Guardian) – NGOs and UN say country is ‘worse off than ever before’ with wide-scale displacement, hunger and attacks on refugee camps Sudan is suffering from the largest humanitarian crisis globally and its civilians are continuing to pay the … Read More
April 15, 2025
(Gizmodo) – Mass General Brigham officials say the hospital hasn’t found any “environmental risk” behind these cases, though the nurses’ union is still conducting its own investigation. Something strange could be happening at a Massachusetts hospital. At least six employees … Read More
April 15, 2025
(New York Times) – The numbers raise concerns about the risk of genetic anomalies as those children eventually seek partners and give birth. Somewhere in the Netherlands, there are men who have unknowingly fathered dozens of children through sperm donation. … Read More
April 15, 2025
(New York Times) – In the first clinical trial of its kind, an A.I. chatbot eased mental health symptoms among participants. The technology may someday help solve the provider shortage. Their first chatbot therapist wallowed in despair and expressed its … Read More
April 15, 2025
(NBC News) – One in 31 children in the United States are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder by their 8th birthday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday. The finding, based on an analysis of medical records from … Read More
April 15, 2025
(Quanta) – Larger models can pull off a wider variety of feats, but the reduced footprint of smaller models makes them attractive tools. Small models are not used as general-purpose tools like their larger cousins. But they can excel on … Read More
April 15, 2025
(The Atlantic) – Phones and screens play an important role in the show. At home, Jaime, the 13-year-old accused killer, has a computer in his room, which his middle-class father was proud to be able to give him. At school, … Read More
April 15, 2025
(USA Today) – Editor’s note: This article discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. Awuah-Darko, a 28-year-old British-Ghanaian artist, has documented his battle with treatment-resistant bipolar … Read More
