Investigation of psychedelic medicines progresses on two fronts. On one hand the psychedelic medicines MDMA and psilocybin have been studied for their effectiveness in the treatment of depression and PTSD. At the same…
Depression is a significant risk factor for suicide. It sucks the joy out of life. Fortunately, most cases of depression are treatable with readily available medicine. And both therapy and new medicines like…
Veteran suicide is a terrible problem. More veterans die by their own hand after they return to civilian life than have died in combat over the last two decades. We have written about…
Psychedelic medicines hold great promise in the treatment of mental illness. And because they appear to be so effective in treating mental illnesses, they hold the promise of reducing and even eliminating the…
Mental illness is not a single entity located in just one area of the brain. Rather, there are different types of mental illnesses and each appears be affected by changes in its own…
Psychedelic medicines hold great promise in the treatment of mental illness. We are just now seeing the introduction of legal psychedelic treatment with MDMA and psilocybin in Australia. The FDA has already approved…
Recent research shows us that a specific subcategory of brain cells in male versus female animals responds completely differently to stress. This, the researchers point out, will help understand how men and women…
It is pretty much common knowledge that having a high level of cholesterol in your blood can lead to stokes or heart attacks. So, some folks have to watch their diet and others…
Depression is a very serious mental health problem. This is both because a major depressive disorder is a serious mental illness and because as many as 30.9% percent of cases are resistant to…
Veteran suicide is a significant problem in America. Much effort has gone into trying to reduce the number of suicides by military veterans without the degree of success that everyone would like to…