The Future of Medicine: Artificial Life Forms
Creating artificial life is a recurring theme in both science and popular literature, where it conjures images of creeping slime creatures with malevolent intentions or…
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The Psychedelic Paradigm Shift: Revolutionary Treatment or a Slippery Slope for Mental Health?
Psychedelics occupy a critical junction in the realm of mental health, presenting innovative pathways for treating a variety of mental disorders, including hard-to-treat depression and…
The Future of Medicine? ChatGPT Shows “Impressive” Accuracy in Clinical Decision Making
Researchers from Mass General Brigham determined that ChatGPT achieved an accuracy rate of almost 72% across all medical specialties and phases of clinical care, and…
New Study: Widely Used Blood Pressure Medications Fail To Protect Against Delirium
Drug classes commonly used to regulate blood pressure are not effective in preventing delirium acquired in the ICU. According to a recent study conducted by…
New Research Reveals Why You Shouldn’t Immediately Grab Medication When You Have a Fever
Studies on fish suggest that delaying the use of medication may be beneficial for humans. According to new research from the University of Alberta, it…
How Bad Medical News Is Costing Patients Billions
A new study conducted by Johns Hopkins University researchers explores the impact of receiving unfavorable medical results on individuals’ selection of generic versus brand-name drugs….
Scientists Discover a Simple Way To Improve Medication Efficacy: Listen to Your Favorite Song
Researchers at Michigan State University have discovered that not only is listening to a favorite song a well-known mood enhancer, but musical interventions can also…
1 in 3 Parents May Unnecessarily Give Children Fever-Reducing Medicine
A recent national poll suggests that some parents tend to resort to medication too quickly when their children experience a fever. During the winter season,…
Ancient Plant Family, New Medicine
The mint family of herbs, encompassing sage, rosemary, basil, and even woody plants like teak, provides a stimulating burst to our sense of smell and…
Triggering Bitter Taste Receptors Could Help Treat Asthma, COPD
Interestingly, bitter taste receptors are not just found in the mouth but also in other parts of the body, such as the airways. When activated,…
New Hope for Patients With a Rare Incurable Disease
Methylmalonic aciduria (MMA) is a rare metabolic disorder that affects about one in 90,000 newborns. Both parents must carry the genetic predisposition for the disease…
Researchers Unlock the Evolutionary Secrets of a Cancer-Fighting Chinese Medical Herb
UK and Chinese researchers have unlocked the evolutionary secrets behind the medicinal herb barbed skullcap’s ability to produce cancer-fighting compounds. The CEPMAS collaboration utilized DNA…
The Benefits – and Serious Risks – of Alternative Heart Failure Treatments
A recent scientific statement from the American Heart Association summarizes the current research on using complementary and alternative therapies for heart failure treatment. A new…
How Tomatoes and Potatoes Could Be Used To Treat Cancer
Glycoalkaloids found in plants from the genus Solanum may be a key ingredient in future cancer drugs. Cancer is a disease that affects many people…
Diabetes Medications Linked to Multiple Sclerosis: New Study Uncovers Surprising Connection
The University of Arizona Center for Innovation in Brain Science conducted a study to investigate whether taking medication for Type 2 diabetes increases the likelihood…
Reducing Aspirin’s Negative Effects: New Study Offers a Simple Solution
According to a new study published in The Lancet, a short course of antibiotics may help to reduce the risk of stomach bleeding associated with…
Insomnia Medications Show Promise in Fighting Drug and Alcohol Addiction
A study conducted by Rutgers University found that changes in the brain can lead to a desire for drugs and demonstrated how certain insomnia medications…
A New Drug Could Fight Both COVID and Cancer
University of Southern California and the Cleveland Clinic Florida Research and Innovation Center researchers have published new research on GRP78, a protein implicated in both…