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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is sounding the alarm on fentanyl as it is raising the stakes in the illegal drug trade.  Fake counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl, a chemical potentially 50 times more potent than heroin, are making the nation’s illegal drug supply more deadly, according to a …

A study offers “saintly” new hope for those who suffer from depression.  A promising new type of treatment known as Stanford accelerated intelligent neuromodulation therapy (SAINT) accelerated remission for patients with treatment-resistant depression eight times faster than standard therapy, according to a recent paper published in American Journal of Psychiatry. …

A survey among mental healthcare professionals indicated significant issues resulting from the infectious-disease that could continue to plague individuals for years to come as the demand for therapy surges in a “second pandemic” of mental health problems.  Few would argue that the nearly two years of the pandemic have not …

White House chief medical adviser anthony-fauci” target=”_blank”>Dr. Anthony Fauci< was “inevitable.”  Speaking at the executive COVID-19 response team briefing, Fauci said the U.S. is looking over its shoulder at oncoming omicron infections. “We are in a situation: we are now facing a very important delta surge and we are looking over …

Car crash-test dummies may help demonstrate how well vehicles withstand hazards, but safety advocates argue current models aren’t doing enough to protect typical American drivers. The group Verity Now, Vehicle Equity Rules in Transportation, is urging the joe-biden” target=”_blank”>Biden< member of congress” target=”_blank”>Congress< to require more diversity in the use …

Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital found that replacing a mutated protein in the inner ear reversed severe hearing loss in mice, according to a study published in the journal Science Advances. The first-of-its-kind gene therapy technique involved replacing a mutated protein called stereocilin, (STRC), in the inner ear. The investigators …

Ten minutes of running” target=”_blank”>running<, according to researchers. In a study published in the journal Scientific Reports, a team of scientists at the education in Japan aimed to determine the acute effect of a single bout of running on mood, executive function and neural substrates in the prefrontal cortex.  STROKE …

The average person is comparatively just as intelligent as rocket scientists and neurosurgeons, according to world-regions researchers.  In a multinational study published in the Christmas issue of the BMJ and approved the University College London research ethics committee, authors supported by the Society of British Neurological Surgeons and the air-and-space” …

world-health-organization” target=”_blank”>World Health Organization (WHO)< is spreading at a rate not seen with any other variant.  The leader, speaking from Geneva, told reporters omicron had been detected in 77 countries thus far, but noted that “the reality is that omicron is probably in most countries, even if it hasn’t been …

A two-dose infectious-disease provides just 33% protection against infectious-disease” target=”_blank”>infection<, but 70% protection against hospitalization, according to an analysis done in south-africa” target=”_blank”>South Africa< The analysis was based on more than 211,000 positive COVID-19 test results, 41% from adults who had received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine. About 78,000 …