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How Psychedelics Affect the Brain
An analysis of hundreds of images from several studies shows how hallucinogenic drugs drive activity in various regions of the brain. Source link
What Is Longevity Medicine and How Do You Navigate It?
The field is ripe with opportunity — and opportunism. Here’s how to navigate it. Source link
Finasteride for Male Baldness is Rewriting the Rules of Male Beauty
A pill that lets men keep their hair is rewriting the rules of masculinity. Source link
Why Am I Watching People Get Their Medical Results?
What was once discussed with a doctor is now frequently encountered first as decontextualized data on a screen. Source link
Idaho Cut Services for People With Schizophrenia. Then the Deaths Began.
Eliminating outreach to people with severe mental illness set off such a cascade of bad outcomes that Idaho has scrambled to reverse the cuts. Source link
My Anxiety Is Keeping Me Up. How Can I Get Some Sleep?
Smartphone curfews, boring podcasts — here are some expert-approved ways to help quiet a racing mind. Source link
Federal Agency Unveils Three Potential Osteoarthritis Treatments
With funding from ARPA-H, three teams of researchers have regrown bone and cartilage, even entire knees, in animal studies. Human trials are not far off. Source link
What Is Somatic Therapy?
Many different techniques fall under the umbrella of “somatic therapy,” which is gaining popularity. Source link
Trump’s USAID Overhaul Sent Millions More Dollars to Big U.S.-Based Contractors
While organizations in the developing world were nearly shut out, the big aid agencies DOGE had called wasteful received huge infusions of cash, a new analysis found. Source link
NASA Families Don’t Go to the Moon, but They’re on the Mission, Too
For the families of the Artemis II astronauts, the mission “begins at assignment.” Source link