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In the age of digital connection, how does disconnecting from external stimuli affect the body and the brain? Kiana Aran spent five days in a dark cave to find answers.   

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“Magic mushrooms”, containing psilocybin, are shown beside and inside of a daily pill container, indicating the potential for these compounds to be used as medicines.

Psilocybin Treats Chronic Pain and Depression in Mice

An older woman with short, gray hair is wearing a VR headset, reaching up to point to something simulated in her view.

How Augmented Reality is Advancing Brain and Mental Health Treatment

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Trippy Science Unravels the Mystery of Psychedelics’ Antianxiety Effects

Connecting Psilocybin, Mushrooms, and Dreaming

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Another Reason to Challenge Yourself at the Gym

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A Novel Panic Pathway in the Brain

The image shows a brain section of the mouse amygdala. Using fluorescent markers, the expression of synapses is shown in purple, while neurons are shown as red dots and the microRNA miR-483-5p is shown as green dots.

A Brain MicroRNA Curbs Anxiety

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The Heart Can Directly Influence Our Emotions

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Death by Nostalgia, 1688

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Lawnmower-like Enzyme Rewinds Decades of Molecular Aging in Human Tissue

A person on an operation table getting anesthesia. A study revealed sex differences in ketamine anesthesia.

Female Brains Wake Up from Anesthesia Differently Than Male Brains

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How the Gut Differentiates Artificial Sweeteners from Sugars

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Ovarian Cancer Cells Use Fructose to Promote Metastasis 

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When Barry Hicks set out to photograph thrombolites, thousands of unexpected visitors photobombed his underwater images.

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Improving rAAV Production for Viral Vector Manufacturing

Improving rAAV Production for Viral Vector Manufacturing

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Advancing Respiratory Immunity Through Tissue-Resident Memory T Cell Research

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Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Liver Cancer

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Resipher: Continuous Live-Cell Mitochondrial Respiration Monitoring in 96-Well Plates

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