Health

There are many reasons why this could be true.

A new study enhanced color vision for individuals with the most common type of red-green color blindness.

This is what happens when the fringe becomes mainstream.

Addiction is not a moral failure. It is a learning disorder, and viewing it otherwise stops communities and policy makers from the ultimate goal: harm reduction.

A nasty disease might not be able to travel around much longer.

The 2020 study successfully removed memories associated with morphine from the brains of mice with very promising results.

How exactly is COVID-19 affecting the opioid crisis?

Working memory is the workhorse of cognition. Having less of it has side effects.

Studying voice recordings of infected but asymptomatic people reveals potential indicators of Covid-19.

That question is at the heart of the new documentary, “Medicating Normal.”

Gender and sexual minority populations are experiencing rising anxiety and depression rates during the pandemic.

A new study explores how the brain encodes different scents — a topic which scientists know relatively little about, compared to our other senses.

A growing body of research suggests COVID-19 can cause serious neurological problems.

A new study suggests that an old tuberculosis vaccine may reduce the severity of coronavirus cases.

Duke University researchers might have solved a half-century old problem.

An algorithm may allow doctors to assess PTSD candidates for early intervention after traumatic ER visits.

Vaccines find more success in development than any other kind of drug, but have been relatively neglected in recent decades.

Health officials in China reported that a man was infected with bubonic plague, the infectious disease that caused the Black Death.

The European Union agreed on a list of 15 countries that would be allowed to travel in its bloc. U.S. citizens were not on it.

Researchers at University College London link waist circumference with dementia.

A new study pushes back on psychiatry industry talking points.

The smart skin can “sweat” like human skin and also self-heal.

The takeaway: limit sugar and dairy if you want better skin.

Living like a genius and finding ways to “optimize” sleep is not necessarily good for your health. Here’s why.

The European Union is debating over two lists of nations from which it will accept travelers starting July 1.

In Chile, the so-called “release certificate” would free holders from all types of quarantine or restriction.

Innovative drugs are sometimes held up due to old-fashioned human biases.

Weight gain is a side effect of antidepressants, adding another layer of problems.

Three scientists examine three dimensions of psychopathy: neurological, social, and criminal.

A team of scientists in Basel believes this will open up new lines of research.