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Researchers at Penn Medicine have identified specific brain circuits that are impacted by psilocybin -- the active compound found in…
People who sleep poorly are more likely than others to have brains that appear older than they actually are. This…
Research into Blue Zones -- regions of the world where people tend to live longer -- shows that having a…
Although metformin has been the go-to medication to manage type 2 diabetes for more than 60 years, researchers still do…
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A toxic protein forms dynamic pores in the membranes of brain cells - and that may be the key to…