Category: 4. Health

For some chronic cannabis users, a case of the munchies is the least of their problems.

Over the past decade, ERs have seen a surge in regular tokers showing up with sudden, stomach-churning attacks that leave them doubled over in…

A new study published in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience has found that oxytocin, often called the “love hormone,” can make people more creative—but only if they are naturally inclined to seek out rewards rather than avoid…

Prostate cancer is rising rapidly worldwide, and the UK is no exception. It is now the most common cancer in British men, claiming more than 12,000 lives a year. What makes the disease especially dangerous is its silence: early-stage prostate…

Dr. Vinay Prasad, the director of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine division, sent a memo to staff that linked children’s deaths to the COVID-19 vaccine, but did not provide data to back the claim. 

The memo said that a review…

The next new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease may be an already-existing drug, according to a team of researchers in Japan.

In a series…

The director of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine division told agency staff in a memo that an internal review found that at least 10 children died “after and because of receiving” the Covid vaccine.

The 3,000-word memo, obtained by…

In a fascinating new study, scientists used pieces of human brain tissue to demonstrate that neural circuits produce electrical patterns very early in the development process, even before senses are active.

These experiments at the University of…