Category: Drugs
Drug Addiction: Overcoming Dependencies and Avoiding Overdoses
What is addiction? Addiction is a chronic neuropsychiatric disorder defined by a dependence on a psychoactive substance or activity that has harmful consequences for a person’s life and the …Legal Access to Psychedelic Mushrooms: Exploring Availability and Acquisition Methods in the US
Magic mushroom is an all-encompassing name given to any group of fungi containing the compound Psilocybin. Psilocybin is a psychedelic compound commonly utilized for its out-of-body experience – an …Study Shows Cooperation Key to Increased Drug Tolerance in Microbial Communities
Drug tolerance and resistance are major issues in healthcare today. New research suggests that the risk of these is greater in microbial communities featuring cooperating cells. To make their …This ‘Shape-Shifting’ Antibiotic Could Be the Answer to Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria Crisis
Antibiotic resistance is a real public health problem of global dimensions. Finding new antibiotics with a different mode of action from existing antibiotics is very complicated. However, it seems …
Hot Weather and Some Heart Medications Shouldn’t Mix Study Shows
A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction (MI), occurs when a decrease or stoppage of blood going to the coronary arteries surrounding the heart occurs. This loss of …Statins Do Not Cause Muscle Pain According to UK Study
Key Takeaways: A landmark trial reveals statins cause no more muscle pain than a placebo. Over 200 patients with prior statin-related symptoms participated in a blinded study. Perception of …Hallucinogenic Mushrooms May Be Up to 4 Times More Effective Than Antidepressants
Psilocybin, a substance found in hallucinogenic mushrooms, leads to a rapid and significant reduction in symptoms in forms of major depression, according to a new study published in JAMA …