Lysergic acid diethylamide, aka LSD, has been a potent psychedelic hallucinogen for decades, but it isn’t nearly as stigmatized as it once.Relegated to the cultural fringe during the 1960s, recent clinical studies indicate that the drug shows promising therapeutic benefits for conditions including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But whether it’s taken recreationally or
Potent sedating medications are often used on agitated people with dementia in long-term care facilities despite federal efforts to discourage them. A clash over whether to drug a Michigan woman named Marjorie Tingley illuminates the wrenching decisions families and guardians face. David Tingley hide caption toggle caption David Tingley In December 2024, Marjorie Tingley’s adult
Some people taking the new generation of obesity drugs lose one-quarter of their body weight.Credit: Peter Dazeley/Getty Most people taking the popular GLP-1 drugs shed substantial amounts of weight — an average of one-quarter of their body weight according to one study1. So why do 10–15% of people using the drugs lose minimal weight or
Enveda, a biotech startup that uses AI to discover new drugs in the natural world, has raised a $311 million Series E at a $2 billion valuation. The fresh funding, which was led by Catalio Capital Management, with participation from Iconiq and others, doubles the valuation Enveda achieved 12 months ago. The idea behind Enveda
A migrating breast cancer cell.Credit: Christoph Burgstedt/SPL Choosing the most effective treatment for people with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is often challenging because the tumours can behave very differently at the molecular level. Now, researchers have developed an artificial-intelligence-based ‘virtual cell model’ that can help in choosing the best treatment for this aggressive form of
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