Harm caused by repeated concussions, especially in the context of sports, has gained attention in both research and the media. A new study has found that psilocybin, the psychedelic ingredient in magic mushrooms, could be an effective treatment because of its brain-healing properties.Continue ReadingCategory: Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussions, psilocybin, Neur
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Fecal transplants for autism deliver success in clinical trials
Posted by ArielTechGeek 9 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Scientific research continues to uncover interesting connections between the gut microbiome and human health, including everything from depression to PTSD to autoimmune disease. Another example of this are emerging ties between gut health and autism. Exciting new research, now moving to Phase 3 human trials, has found boosting microbial diversity via fecal transplants can dramatically reduce auti
CT scans and cancer risk: What you need to know
Posted by ArielTechGeek 11 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A new study has set off alarm bells, attributing the overuse of computed tomography – or CT – scans to around 5% of new cancer diagnoses annually. Since 2007, this imaging technology has seen a 30% rise in use in the US.Continue ReadingCategory: Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: University of California San Francisco, CT scan, Radiation, Diagnostic devices, Medical Imaging, C
World's first chatbot trial for mental health may be a watershed moment
Posted by ArielTechGeek 34 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Love it or hate it, there's no question that chatbots are here to stay. And while an increasing number of people have been turning to the likes of Claude and ChatGPT for personal help, there's only been anecdotal evidence as to their value for mental health. That is, until now.Continue ReadingCategory: AI in Health, Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: Dartmouth College, Anxiety, mental heal
Unusual PMS treatment reduces symptom intensity by a whopping 79%
Posted by ArielTechGeek 35 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
New research found that taking a placebo pill, knowing that it contains no active ingredients, reduced the intensity of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms by a whopping 79%, substantially more than taking the usual side-effect-causing medications.Continue ReadingCategory: Wellness & Healthy Living, Body & MindTags: Menstruation, Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), Open-label placebo, Universit
In what's expected to soon be commonplace, artificial intelligence is being harnessed to pick up signs of cancer more accurately than the trained human eye. This latest AI model has a near 100% success rate and serves as a clear sign of things to come.Continue ReadingCategory: Cancer, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Charles Darwin University, Cancer, Diagnostic tools, Artificial In
Simple kit gives dropper seatposts the electric treatment
Posted by ArielTechGeek 45 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
So, you went and bought a mechanical dropper seatpost for your mountain bike, only to discover that smoother-moving, faster-acting electronic posts are now "a thing." Well, don't despair, as the OnlyMotion system is designed to make your existing dropper seatpost electric.Continue ReadingCategory: Bicycles, TransportTags: Kickstarter, Mountain Bikes, Cycling
New pill reduces nasty side-effects of Parkinson’s meds in human trial
Posted by ArielTechGeek 45 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Despite being a mainstay of Parkinson's disease treatment, levodopa, a dopamine-replenishing medication, can cause nasty side-effects with long-term use. A recent human trial found that a new drug significantly reduces these effects, representing a breakthrough milestone in Parkinson’s treatment.Continue ReadingCategory: Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Parkinson's Disease, cli
New tinnitus treatment emerges from blocking back-channels in the ear
Posted by ArielTechGeek 47 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
If some speakers in your sound system were broken, you might try to compensate by cranking up the volume on the ones that still work. It turns out that the brain does the same thing when damaged hair cells in the ear lead to hearing loss – and this could be causing your tinnitus.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Hearing, Hearing Impaired, tinnitus, ear, University of Southern Califo
Scientists have finally pinned down a protein that’s largely responsible for Parkinson’s disease. Known as PINK1, the protein has been linked to the disease for decades but its structure and how to switch it back on have remained elusive – until now.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTags: Parkinson's Disease, Neuroscience, Protein, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Cells, Brain
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