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...

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...

SciRep: Walking More Than 8,000 Steps a Day Is Linked to Better Attention

Participants were divided into three groups based on their daily step counts...

Nature: AI Links Brown Fat to Heart, Vascular, and Mental Health

People with active tissue that converts calories into heat, known as brown fat, were less likely to have diabetes, heart disease, anxiety, and depression...

Oxytocin May Make Childhood Memories More Negative in People with Relationship Anxiety

Oxytocin is a hormone and chemical messenger involved in childbirth, breastfeeding, and pair bonding...

Polyphenols in coffee and fruit linked to lower risk of telomere shortening

The researchers analyzed data from 1,665 people over the age of 55. They compared participants’ dietary habits with telomere length...

Anesthesiology: Noise-Canceling Headphones Reduce the Risk of Nausea After Anesthesia

Postoperative nausea and vomiting are common complications of anesthesia and surgery...

PLOS: Yogurt and Canned Beans May Help Reduce the Risk of Colorectal Cancer

The researchers followed participants for 18 years, during which 10,075 cases of colorectal cancer were diagnosed...