For generations, the idea of regrowing a lost finger, repairing damaged joints, or restoring tissue after a serious injury has belonged to the realm of science fiction. While certain animals such as salamanders can regenerate entire limbs, humans have long... Continue Reading →
It topped the search charts in 2025 and shows no sign of slowing down. Of all the things people secretly typed into Google about love and relationships, emotional intimacy came out first, not passion, not chemistry, not even the ever-popular love language... Continue Reading →
GLP-1 receptor agonists, the class of drugs that includes semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro), have already reshaped how we treat type 2 diabetes and obesity. Now, a large new study suggests they may do something no one originally designed... Continue Reading →
We all know the feeling: a bad night's sleep leaves you foggy, irritable, and struggling to remember where you put your keys. But new research published in Neuropsychopharmacology suggests that sleep deprivation does something more specific and more troubling than... Continue Reading →
Few substances in the pharmacological world ignite as much fascination and controversy as DMT. It has been called "the spirit molecule," a gateway to other dimensions, and a naturally occurring chemical that the brain may produce on its own. But... Continue Reading →
For most of modern history, the story we told about Neanderthals was simple: they were the other guys. Primitive. Separate. Eventually gone, replaced by us Homo sapiens, the smarter, more adaptable species that won the evolutionary race. A cave in... Continue Reading →
In a new study published in The Lancet Digital Health, scientists at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) have discovered that the brains of people who experience severe physical impairment after a stroke may reorganize themselves... Continue Reading →
An experimental pill called enlicitide slashed levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, commonly known as “bad” cholesterol, by up to 60%, a new phase three clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine showed. If approved by the Food and Drug... Continue Reading →
Ever notice that as you get older, some foods no longer sit with you the same? This could be due to a breakdown of the intestinal epithelium, a single layer of cells that forms the organ’s lining. The intestine plays... Continue Reading →