…of killing endangered animals. Or at least Nature hypes up enough evidence to put Chinese medicine on trial:
… Read the rest “DNA evidence finds Chinese medicine guilty…”“There’s absolutely no honesty in the labelling of these products.
The Independent reports on one of those weird medical side effect whodathunkits (like Rogaine and Viagra coming from blood pressure medications). Minocycline, a drug usually used to … Read the rest “Acne antibiotics help treat schizophrenia.”
Imperial College, London, is learning what makes psilocybin mushrooms *trippy* – and what that means for our brains:
… Read the rest “Inside magic mushrooms… inside the MRI”Professor David Nutt, from the Department of Medicine at Imperial
Into the K-hole and out of altogether darker hole… NPR looks at the new use for an old club drug (and veterinary anesthetic):
… Read the rest ““Special K” for depression.”[O]ne of the challenges in treating these severely depressed
MIT Tech Review is finally announcing part of that unimaginable future we’ve all been waiting for – fat-burning exercise in capsule form:
… Read the rest “Workout in a pill. No, really.”Researchers have discovered a natural
Salon covers the state of play in the burgeoning movement to use psychedelic drugs as medicine:
… Read the rest “Psychedelic science spreads.”“It was absolutely incredible,” remembers Kossut. “The first rush
BBC covers the latest cure to come from recreational drugs:
… Read the rest “X leads to cancer cure.”Ecstasy is known to kill some cancer cells, but scientists have increased its effectiveness 100-fold, they said in Investigational
If you know anyone who’s battling cancer, Johns Hopkins would like to see if psilocybin will help:
… Read the rest “Research opportunity: Magic mushrooms, cancer patients.”We are seeking volunteers with a diagnosis of cancer to participate in a scientific
Wired examines the economy of our antibiotic culture:
… Read the rest “80 percent of America’s antibiotics go to livestock.”Two weeks ago, I broke the news of a new FDA report that estimated for the first time the amount of antibiotics sold in the United States
PsychCentral is turning on to the real, measurable benefits that the clubbiest of club drugs has on schizophrenia, autism and other disorders:
… Read the rest “Ecstasy for autism.”Some scientists believe that the drug MDMA
…will beat those super-bugs. Science Daily reveals a brand new source for potent antibiotics:
… Read the rest “Frog skin super-drugs…”The scientists are currently screening skin secretions from more than 6,000 species
SONG: “Rising Like the Sun”. (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)
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SOURCE: Based on “Antidepressants in water cause shrimps… Read the rest “SONG: Rising Like the Sun”
I have a vague memory of writing a story back in the 1990s about researchers trying to figure out how to use lethal cone snail venom for medical purposes. Well, EurekAlert says they finally… Read the rest “Snail spit kills pain.”
MAPS has published a study confirming that MDMA really does work in treating post-traumatic stress disorder:
… Read the rest “X in uniform.”Participants treated with a combination of MDMA and psychotherapy saw clinically
BBC News reports that antidepressant runoff is encouraging shrimp to go toward the white light:
… Read the rest “Prozac pollution and shrimp suicide.”The researchers say this causes the shrimps to forget to hide from predators and, as a result,
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