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Researchers analyzing nationwide survey data found that adults using psilocybin infrequently alongside alcohol reported less anxiety and depression than non-psilocybin users, suggesting potential benefits outside…
Standing in downtown Bellingham, you could walk a few blocks and, with relatively little cash, buy illicit fentanyl, an opioid. Or, for a little more money, you could walk a few blocks into a gas ...
NEW YORK — New York took a major step this week toward enacting new social media restrictions for kids and teens after the state finalized rules that curb access to a number of “addictive” design ...
“Sleep is a biological process, and you cannot force a child to fall asleep; you can only create the conditions for it to happen,” Dr. Allan explains. “When a bedtime routine is chaotic or rushed, it ...
(NewsNation) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is launching a clinical trial to test whether semaglutide, a drug best known ...
Experts explain why emotional wellbeing, mental health, stress management and accessible care are becoming essential pillars of holistic wellness.
Ted Lasso Season 4 premieres August 5 on Apple TV+, with Lasso coaching a second-division women's football team. Self-determination theory predicts this is his optimal context: a new team with no ...
A daily avocado may help lower heart disease risk in adults with obesity by reducing the number of LDL particles circulating in the blood. After six months, participants who ate an avocado each day experienced a decline…
Scientists have identified an immune response that may explain why statins cause muscle pain, weakness, and exercise intolerance in some people. The finding could eventually lead to treatments that protect muscles while…
Can a one-year-old's brain structure forecast their childhood intelligence? By analyzing white matter connections using artificial intelligence, researchers discovered that infant brain scaffolding accurately predicts…
NPR's Scott Simons asks University of Kentucky entomologist Stephen Dobson about mosquito control using modified mosquitoes released into the wild.
It's a bold new experiment and it's already won a prize. Residents in a jam-packed slum, many of them living in one-room tin shacks, help design their apartments in a brand new building.
As the new school year approaches, teacher burnout remains a growing challenge nationwide. Lindsey Fuller, executive director of the local nonprofit The Teaching Well, joins us to discuss how schools ...
Sick of doomscrolling? From venues with smartphone swear jars to cabins with absolutely no signal, here are the fun and freeing ways to ditch your deviceThere’s a ritual at the start of every event hosted by the Offline…
A new psychological survey reveals that men and women frequently experience sexual thoughts that reverse traditional gender roles. Enjoying mental scenarios of female dominance or male submission is strongly associated…
Exposure to secondhand cigarette smoke during the first days of life can cause changes in tooth enamel mineralization without causing visible changes to the teeth. This was demonstrated in an animal model study conducted…
New research links diabetes and dementia more closely than ever, revealing how blood sugar may shape long-term brain health.
The FDA is poised to render a decision on Moderna's mRNA-based flu shot, which could be the first of its kind to market. The decision is expected to reverberate throughout the biotech industry.
Health app data privacy advanced as the Senate HELP Committee voted 22–0 to pass S. 3097, the first federal health data bill covering wearables and consumer apps to clear a Senate committee. But the ...
Coffee may affect more than alertness. Recent research reveals how regular and decaf coffee could reshape communication between the gut and brain.
When they finally are attended to, they no longer need to be angry, cruel, or hurtful. Their helpful message has been received and responded to. Indeed, the sooner the patient's initial symptoms and ...
A longitudinal study of over 4,000 Americans explored whether childhood ADHD predicted entrepreneurship in adulthood. The researchers found no overall association, but discovered that highly ...
A study published in Applied Psychology suggests that childhood ADHD does not automatically lead to adult entrepreneurship. Instead, business entry depends heavily on intelligence and gender, mostly benefiting…
Most of the Sanctuary’s team have lived experience and offer person-centred advice to those facing mental health challenges.
Hundreds of veterans are set to participate in a national clinical trial investigating whether semaglutide—the active ...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Appealing claims denials in the prior authorization process requires continuous pressure, according to a presenter at the 2026 Rheumatology Nurses Society annual conference.“I am not going to…
KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
Public health nurses have been pulled from other duties in Washtenaw County, MI, to call hundreds of people sick with cyclosporiasis, and try to help them remember everything they ate in recent days.
The conversation around addiction has traditionally focused on alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs. However, a silent but rapidly growing public health challenge is taking shape among young people: ...
From CBC News. “Elements of British Columbia’s involuntary care regime that allow forced psychiatric treatment, regardless of a person’s capacity to make health care decisions, are unconstitutional, the B.C. Supreme…