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Sleep Deprivation May Affect your Perception of Others And, Thus, Relationships
Sleep deprivation changes how you see other people, and that strains relationships. After one night without sleep, 45 young adults in a study paid…
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A cup of coffee may help reduce cigarette craving.
Coffee eases cigarette cravings through compounds other than caffeine. A study in Neuropharmacology found that choline and a compound called n-MP in roasted coffee…
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Modulating protein that causes metabolic disorders may help overcome Alzheimer’s
Targeting PPAR, a receptor that plays a vital role in metabolic disorders, reversed signs of early Alzheimer’s in mice. Three months of a PPAR…
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Psychedelics and near-death experiences reduce the fear of death
Yes. A survey of 3,192 people compared near-death experiences with LSD, psilocybin, ayahuasca and DMT, and both routes left people with less fear of…
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Erasing traumatizing memories by modulating NMDA receptors helps treat PTSD
Summary: PTSD is quite a common problem managed both with the help of medications and cognitive behavioral therapy. Among drugs, doctors mainly use antidepressants…
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UC Identified Population At A Greater Risk Of Opioid Addiction
Men aged 30 to 39 carry the highest risk. University of Cincinnati researchers who analyzed Ohio health records from 2010 to 2017 found white…
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Intensive Telephone-Based Counseling can Help Quit Smoking
Intensive telephone counseling nearly doubles quit rates when it is added to nicotine replacement therapy. In a Georgetown University Medical Center trial of 818…
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Doctors may soon be prescribing magic mushroom pills to patients with mental health disorders
Psilocybin, the compound behind the effects of magic mushrooms, is in clinical trials for depression, anxiety and other mental health disorders, and pharmaceutical companies…
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Genetic testing may help improve depression treatment
Genetic testing shows how your liver’s CYP450 enzymes break down antidepressants, which points to a drug your body handles well. In a US Department…
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Complementing pain treatment with self-care and telemedicine training may help improve outcomes
Yes. Teaching chronic pain patients self-care, with telemedicine coaching, improves outcomes, because poor self-management is a leading reason pain persists for months or years…