Mechanism of brain neuropeptide circuit reconstruction uncovered, paving the way for next-generation rapid-acting therapies beyond serotonin - Findings published in Molecular Psychiatry, a leading jou ...

A research team led by Professor Oh Yong-Seok of the Department of Brain Sciences at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science ...

Patients who are prescribed higher daily doses of the medication buprenorphine for opioid use disorder are significantly more ...

Jayashri Kulkarni receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council as a Leadership Level 3 Investigator Grant, and has received clinical trials funding from pharmaceutical ...

A single dose of the psychedelic drug dimethyltryptamine (DMT) had a rapid and sustained effect on depressive symptoms in a small trial. DMT – a fast-acting and extremely potent psychedelic found in ...

The government must update a federal court on Thursday about its timeline for returning roughly $166 billion in illegal ...

Elaine Chen covers biotech, co-writes The Readout newsletter, and co-hosts STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. You can reach Elaine on Signal at elaineywchen.70. Compass Pathways on ...

A sweeping review of global research suggests that exercise—especially aerobic activities like running, swimming, and dancing—can be one of the most powerful ways to ease depression and anxiety.

A new study by scientists has shown that aging is not necessarily accompanied by continuous decline: almost half of adults over 65 have shown improvements in cognitive or physical activity over the ...

FOR FIVE years biotech startups have been betting that psychedelic substances could be turned into real medicines. One of them may have hit the jackpot. On February 17th Compass Pathways, a British ...