Ultrasound Pulses to Brain Send Mice Into a Hibernation-Like State
For many animals, life is a cycle of scarcity as well as plenty. Hibernating creatures curl up underground in winter, slowing their metabolism...
House Passes Bill to Make Penalties Permanent for Fentanyl-Related Drugs
The House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday that would make permanent harsh criminal penalties and strict controls on fentanyl-related drugs, with scores...
A History of U.S. Surgeon General Warnings: Smoking, TV, Safer Sex...
A warning issued by the United States surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, on Tuesday provided guidance about an issue that has been front...
Surgeon General Warns That Social Media May Harm Children and Adolescents
The nation’s top health official issued an extraordinary public warning on Tuesday about the risks of social media to young people, urging a...
Biden Administration Pushes to Save Key Covid Programs in Debt Ceiling...
Biden administration officials were working on Tuesday to preserve funding for key components of the federal coronavirus response in negotiations with House Republicans...
Social Media is a ‘Profound Risk’ to Youth, Surgeon General Warns
The NewsThe United States surgeon general, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, issued a public advisory on Tuesday warning of the risks of social media...
Sought Out by Science, and Then Forgotten
Four decades ago, medical researchers reached out to ailing families in Colombia for insights into Huntington’s disease. Scientists are just now following up,...
Chronic Pain Linked to Brain Signals in Orbitofrontal Cortex
Researchers have for the first time recorded the brain’s firing patterns while a person is feeling chronic pain, paving the way for implanted...
In ‘Fires in the Dark,’ Kay Redfield Jamison Turns to Healers
Kay Redfield Jamison arrives punctually at a towering marble statue of Jesus Christ in the entrance of the old hospital building on Johns...
How Art Can Improve Your Mental Health
When Dr. Frank Clark was in medical school studying to be a psychiatrist, he decided to write his first poem.“All that chatter that is...