LSD does more than disrupt brain rhythms: It speeds them up and increases signal complexity

Nine-year study links changing loneliness patterns to increased heart disease risk

The findings suggest that the relationship between social isolation, loneliness, and cardiovascular disease is more complex than the size of a person's social network alone can explain...

When Diet and Exercise Aren’t Enough: Who Can Benefit from Weight-Loss Medications?

If dietary changes and increased physical activity fail to produce at least 5% weight loss, patients can discuss medication options with their doctor...

Next-Generation Catheter Developed to Examine Dangerous Plaques Inside Coronary Arteries

The new technology could help doctors assess the risk of plaque rupture more accurately and make better-informed treatment decisions...

Tea May Benefit Heart Health — but Drinking It Scalding Hot Could Be Risky

The study also found that moderate-strength tea was associated with a lower risk...

Why Some People Avoid Alzheimer’s Despite Carrying a High-Risk Gene

The discovery builds on earlier research showing that some people who carry the high-risk APOE ε4 gene variant also have a rare protective mutation in FN1, which encodes the protein fibronectin...

Scientists Identify a Potential Therapeutic Target for One of the Most Common Liver Diseases

The researchers investigated a protein called ENT1, which transports small molecules known as nucleosides across cell membranes...

More Fruit, Fewer Sugary Drinks: Study Finds Links to Adolescent Mental Health

The researchers assessed symptoms of anxiety and depression using validated questionnaires...

Nature Communications: Immune Cells Have an Inbuilt Satiety Sensor

These cells patrol the body, consuming unwanted material such as bacteria, fragments of damaged tissue, and millions of the body’s own cells that undergo programmed cell death during organ growth and renewal...

PLOS: Breast Milk Has Been Fighting Microbes for 160 Million Years

Lactoferrin is found in breast milk, tears, and saliva and also plays a role in immune function...