Laughing gas could be the next tool against treatment-resistant depression
A small clinical trial shows promise for people who don't find relief from antidepressants
A psychedelic experience may not be required to benefit from psilocybin
Recent research smooths the path toward at-home psilocybin treatment for neurological conditions
Scientists have figured out what a nasty gut bacterium eats. Can live biotherapeutics help?
They're the next big thing for treating C. diff infection, but developing them is a long process
Tweaked version of failed Alzheimer's disease drug restores memory in mice
The preliminary results suggest the drug may stop — and reverse — some Alzheimer's disease
How does Pfizer’s "90% effective" COVID-19 vaccine work?
Pfizer made a big news splash, but is their mRNA vaccine a silver bullet?
Pancreatic cancer hides from the immune system by destroying the cell’s danger signal
Stopping the cancer cells from degrading the signal shrunk the tumors
Methamphetamine can ferry other drugs across the blood-brain barrier
Giving rats small doses of meth along with cancer drugs increased transfer of the cancer-targeting medicine into the brain
Rapid DNA sequencing of unknown bacteria helps doctors choose which antibiotics to treat it with
This could cut treatment time from days to hours and decrease overall antibiotic use
With no vaccine anytime soon, how will we treat COVID-19?
The science behind stopping this spiky spherical virus
To stop pancreatic cancer from spreading, cut out the chatter
By switching off cell-to-cell communication, researchers turned cancer’s bazooka into a rubber pistol
When antibiotics stopped working, these viruses saved a girl's life
Phage therapy is attracting renewed interest in treating highly resistant infections
Microglia may be the missing clue to solve the opioid epidemic
These tiny cells have the machinery to sense opioids, and targeting them may relieve opioid addiction
A patient was cured of HIV. What should you expect in the future?
Scientists are buoyed and see a path to future medicines
We can detect and treat it better than ever, but preventing cancer is still far out of reach
The search for clues has led researchers to study animals who don't develop cancer at all
Why there probably won't be a 'magic bullet' for cancer
Researchers increasingly view the disease as a sprawling, evolving metropolis of cells
Could raising our body temperature treat depression?
Hyperthermia could be more effective than anti-depressants, with fewer side effects
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CAR-T could revolutionize cancer treatment. It can also be fatal
Nearly 70 years after the invention of chemotherapy, new treatments still come with dangerous risks
Can MDMA help people with autism overcome social anxiety?
An expert lays out a cautiously optimistic case for using the psychedelic in therapy