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A pair of newly published studies in the journal JAMA Cardiology highlight the potential for long-term heart complications in recovered COVID-19 patients. The research suggests the virus can directly damage cardiovascular muscles with ongoing inflammat… Continue reading Study detects heart damage in majority of recovered COVID-19 patients
Positive results from the world’s first clinical trial testing the potential for cannabidiol (CBD) to treat cannabis addiction suggest daily use of medical-grade CBD is both safe and effective at reducing problematic cannabis consumption.Continue Readi… Continue reading World-first clinical trial finds CBD can help treat cannabis addiction
A newly published review, by a trio of researchers from the University of Cambridge and King’s College London, has concluded there is no evidence to suggest wearing a face mask leads to lower levels of compliance with other hygiene measures such as social distancing and hand washing.
Category: Health & Wellbeing, Lifestyle
Tags: Masks, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Health, World Health Organization, University of Cambridge, King’s College London, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading No evidence wearing face masks creates a false sense of security
A new systematic review of more than a dozen studies from around the world has confirmed an association between geographical areas with naturally high levels of lithium in the water supply and low rates of suicide. The researchers suggest trials should… Continue reading Low suicide rates linked to microdoses of lithium in drinking water
Hot on the heels of a recently published genomic study correlating blood iron levels with healthy aging, more research is suggesting high systemic iron levels can be linked with reduced life expectancy. The current research does not prove a causal rela… Continue reading New evidence linking high iron levels with shorter lifespan
A new study, from scientists at Harvard Medical School and the University of Cambridge, has described how drugs traditionally developed to treat erectile dysfunction may also improve the brain’s ability to clear toxic misfolded proteins linked with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Category: Science
Tags: Viagra, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia, Protein, Neuroscience, Brain, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading How Viagra is directing scientists toward a new Alzheimer’s treatment
The Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year is one of the world’s top astrophotography competitions, and the 2020 shortlist offers a sublime selection of this year’s best entries, from some mind-bending close-ups of the sun’s surface to a… Continue reading Spectacular stars in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year shortlist
In its 13th year the iPhone Photography Awards continues to show how rapidly smartphone cameras are evolving. The spectacular assortment of winners not only features incredible images from the newest iPhone but shows even those with older models can st… Continue reading Smartphone stunners: The winners of the 2020 iPhone Photography Awards
New research has systematically screened thousands of “filler” ingredients previously thought to be inert that are added to common drugs. The findings reveal several dozen of these compounds may actually be biologically active and cause unintended phys… Continue reading “Filler” ingredients in drugs more biologically active than assumed
A new review from neuroethicist Eddie Jacobs, and published in the Journal of Psychedelic Studies, is suggesting psilocybin may have great potential as a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Jacobs, from King’s College London and the Univ… Continue reading Psilocybin & OCD: Can psychedelics treat obsessive compulsive disorder?