The use of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound found in "magic mushrooms," is rising in the United States alongside ...

Combining microchip engineering techniques with cutting-edge gene profiling, scientists at Columbia University have developed ...

Opioid use disorder during pregnancy remains a critical yet under-addressed public health issue in the U.S., according to a ...

Some of the earliest warning signs of breast cancer risk may be hidden deep within the molecular makeup of breast tissue—long ...

A new UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center study suggests that the way immune cells are organized inside melanoma ...

Recovering from an eating disorder can be long and complex. Treatment typically focuses on reducing the unhelpful behaviors ...

A drug that helps the immune system find cancer cells also helps patients avoid having their bladders surgically removed ...

Sugars contained exclusively in breast milk are helping to feed an important balance of bacteria in babies' developing gut ...

Researchers at McMaster University have identified, for the first time, a novel region of DNA and two associated genes ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), which involves passing electricity through the brain under general anesthesia to cause a ...

Both chambers of Britain's parliament have approved a bill that would ban children aged 17 and under from buying cigarettes ...

A study in Health Economics uncovered an unintended consequence of a major medical breakthrough: while the availability of ...