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DMT, or dimethyltryptamine is a natural psychoactive molecule found in many plants and mammals. According to an article published in Science Advances, researchers from the HUN-REN BRC Institute of Biophysics and Semmelweis University Heart and Vascular Centre found that DMT reduces the harmful effects of stroke in animal models and cell culture experiments. A solution from nature in the spotlight …

‘I’d hate to turn her over to the state’: My mother, who has dementia, refuses to be put in a facility. What can we do?  MarketWatch Source link

A new paper describes the first locally acquired cases of mosquito-transmitted malaria in the United States in 20 years. The paper, published yesterday in JAMA Network Open, examines the epidemiology of 10 locally transmitted malaria cases that were identified from May to September 2023 in Florida, Texas, Arkansas, and Maryland, and how public health officials responded to and contained the …

Neuroscientists reveal five distinct sleep patterns linked to health and cognition  PsyPost Your ‘sleep profile’ sheds light on health, lifestyle and cognition, new study shows  NBC News There Are 5 Profiles of Sleep – Here’s What Yours Says About Your Health  ScienceAlert The Five Types of Sleepers Revealed—Which Are You?  Newsweek Sleep patterns linked to variation in health, cognition, lifestyle and brain organization  Medical Xpress …

“Walking is the most underrated therapy I know — for your body, brain, and soul,” says Dmitry Yaranov, MD, Cardiologist popularly known as the heart_transplant_doc on Instagram. Walking isn’t just a way to get somewhere—it’s like free therapy for your body and mind. Just 30 minutes a day can work wonders, whether you’re hitting the park, wandering around your neighborhood, …

The best medicines can come from unexpected places. Case in point: A new study published today finds that stevia—the natural sugar substitute—can potentially boost common hair loss treatments’ potency. Scientists in China and Australia developed a dissolving patch that combines a sweetener derived from the stevia plant (Stevia rebaudiana) with topical minoxidil, the active ingredient in popular over-the-counter hair loss …

Researchers released a study suggesting both sugary drinks and diet sodas are associated with a higher risk of consumers developing fatty liver disease. File Photo by Billie Jean Shaw/UPI People could be at higher risk of fatty liver disease from both sugary sodas and diet drinks, a new study says. In fact, artificially sweetened drinks might pose a greater threat …

Women carry a higher genetic risk of depression, a new study has found. Claiming to be the largest genetic study to date on sex differences in major depression, the research published on Wednesday in Nature Communications has found 16 genetic variants linked to depression in women and eight in men. The study, led by Australia’s QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, …

AVONDALE, AZ — The Maricopa County Medical Examiner has ruled the death of a West Valley assisted-living facility resident, who died outside in July, as heat-related. The report says 75-year-old Linda Hughes died of environmental heat exposure as the primary cause. Contributing causes include cardiovascular disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s/dementia, according to the report. A police report obtained by ABC15 says …

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