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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

Medical Xpress

A 2024 study published in the journal Nature Medicine found that military veterans with brain injuries saw major mental and physical improvements after just one ibogaine session. Some studies suggest it may help people stop using opioids or other drugs, even after just one session. In Brazil, the therapy has helped thousands.

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NIH to Fund $10M in Long-Term Health Studies After Ohio Train Disaster

Physician's Weekly

Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, where the derailment occurred, have pressed the government to do more to answer questions about the mental and physical health effects of the disaster — from post-traumatic stress to cancer. We desperately need real medical support.”

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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

Medical Xpress

What is known is that special cells in the eye called intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) detect blue light and send signals to the SCN to reset the clock. This achievement is the result of an interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers in life science, physics, and computer science.

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Public Facing Education via Social Media: A Podcast with Julie McFadden, Matt Tyler, Sammy Winemaker and Hsien Seow

GeriPal

How you actually physically started doing this and built up so many followers over time and why are you doing it? I started on YouTube specifically because, Julie probably knows this, but YouTube is actually the second-largest search engine after Google. Eric: So we got a lot to talk about.

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