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A person’s natural brain wave patterns may provide a reliable preview of how violently they will react to a dose of psilocybin. Not only does resting brain electrical activity change dramatically during a psychedelic experience, but specific patterns that exist before drug ingestion actively predict subsequent psychological effects. The study was published in Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry. Psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, is currently presumed to be a therapeutic agent and is being intensely researched. Clinical trials are testing its effectiveness against depression, addictive disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Australia recently approved a drug to treat…
Artificial intelligence startup Amperos Health continues to use AI to automate revenue cycle management, raising $16 million in Series A funding. Bessemer Venture Partners led the Series A round, with participation from Uncork Capital and Neo. Sofia Guerra, a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, told Fierce Healthcare that the company recognized that AI would be a “huge driver of automation” for RCM processes, adding that Amperos stands out for its quality, technical approach and results. “When you’re on the phone with a customer and their reviews are rave, that’s what you really pay attention to,” Guerra said. “Ampelos had a…
Get the health information and medications you need every weekday with STAT’s free newsletter Morning Rounds. Sign up here. good morning. Big news: I convinced at least one STAT staffer to reread The Odyssey with me ahead of the film’s release this summer. Starting today, you’ll be reading three books (chapters), or about 1,500 lines, each week for eight weeks. Would you like to join us? Influenza vaccines are no longer required for the U.S. military After more than half a century of mandatory vaccinations, the U.S. military will no longer require flu shots for all U.S. soldiers, Secretary of…
Fatty liver disease, which is associated with metabolic dysfunction, is currently the most common liver disease worldwide, affecting approximately one in three adults. It occurs when excess fat accumulates within liver cells, which can lead to severe liver damage and an increased risk of death from heart and blood vessel disease. Recent research from the University of Barcelona suggests that breakthroughs could be made using drugs that are already available. Researchers found that two drugs, pemafibrate and telmisartan, were able to significantly reduce liver fat in animal models of the disease. Even more encouraging, the two appear to not only…
Recent research published in evolutionary psychology Our findings suggest that intelligence in young men is positively related to physical characteristics such as grip strength and masculine body shape. At the same time, this study provides evidence that higher intelligence tends to lead to less sexual activity. These findings support the idea that cognitive ability and physical health may reflect underlying general fitness factors, while also leading smarter men to more monogamous relationship strategies. This new research was motivated by the idea of a general human fitness factor. There are concepts in evolutionary biology that suggest that overall genetic disposition is…
Magnetic materials thought to host quantum spin liquids are of intense interest because of their potential to reveal exotic states of matter and advance quantum computing. However, appearances in the quantum world can be misleading. New research published in scientific progress Rice University’s Pengcheng Dai and colleagues have shown that cerium magnesium hexaaluminate (CeMgAl11O19), once thought to belong to this rare category, is not actually a quantum spin liquid. “Two properties classified this material as a quantum spin liquid: the observation of a continuum of states and the lack of magnetic order,” said co-first author Bing Gao, a researcher at…
Cornwall is famous for its stunning gardens and lush landscapes, but a heated debate has erupted over plans to tackle a less attractive type of vegetation: roadside weeds.Unified officials have announced plans to use the controversial herbicide glyphosate to clear sidewalks and curbsides, after its use has been largely phased out over the past decade amid concerns about potential harm to humans and the peninsula’s rich ecosystem.Thousands of people have signed a petition opposing the plans, and dozens of protesters gathered at Truro’s courthouse on Tuesday to demonstrate ahead of a meeting where the issue will be discussed.They argued that…
For Louisville High School math teacher Lindsey Thurman, air quality is not an abstract concept. Her body tenses and spasms as she fights the pollutants to breathe. Thurman lives with the rare. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)According to the National Organization for Rare Diseases, it is characterized by “abnormally high” blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries. Lindsay Thurman, a high school math teacher, has pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a rare condition that causes difficulty breathing. In 2021, she became the first person with PAH to complete a marathon. (Photo provided) “It appears that the lungs were built incorrectly, causing the blood…
For more than 150 years, guiding ideas in geometry have shaped the way mathematicians think about surfaces. Developed by the French mathematician Pierre Ossien Bonnet, this principle states that if you know two important properties of a densely curved surface at every point: its distance and its average curvature, you can determine its exact shape. New results from mathematicians at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the Technical University of Berlin, and North Carolina State University show that this assumption does not always hold true. To challenge long-held beliefs, researchers constructed two compact, self-contained surfaces shaped like donuts known as…