Category: Health
Healing Without the Hallucinations: The Next Generation of Psilocybin Therapy
Scientists have synthesized a new compound that delivers the benefits of magic mushrooms without the mind-altering side effects.
Tubulin May Prevent Against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Scientists discover that tubulin prevents brain disease by steering “troublemaker” proteins back to their healthy, productive roles.
70-Year-Old Drug Could Stop Epilepsy Seizures
Scientists discover that stabilizing a single ion transporter can flip the switch from seizure activity to healthy brain inhibition.
Vision Rescued: How Stem Cells “Rehabilitate” the Dying Eye
New research reveals that transplanted stem cells act as a dynamic repair crew, preserving vision for the equivalent of 20 human years.
‘It’s Physical, Not Intellectual’: The Ethics of Correcting Assumptions About Disability
Graduate Highly Commended paper in the 2026 National Uehiro Oxford Essay Prize in Practical Ethics. By James Forsdyke. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2446-4586 In this paper, I will discuss ethical considerations when it comes to correcting assumptions about people with physical disabilities. In particular, I will discuss the assumption some individuals make that physical disabilities are necessarily accompanied… Read More »‘It’s Physical, Not Intellectual’: The Ethics of Correcting Assumptions About Disability
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Single-Injection Immunotherapy That Halts Alzheimer’s
Scientists engineer a single-injection “cellular immunotherapy” that turns ordinary brain cells into amyloid-eating super cleaners.
