Category Archives: Science of Us

As we approach almost three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, it feels both like this virus has haunted us for decades and as if it was just yesterday that shutdowns, masks, and quarantine pods became a part of our reality. … Continue reading →

A team of scientists at the University of North Carolina has discovered a new psychedelic drug that may offer relief from depression as effectively as LSD and psilocybin without the “trip,” according to a report published in the journal Nature … Continue reading →

For decades, scientists have been researching potential treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, many of which have targeted a substance known as beta-amyloid. A sticky protein that accumulates in the brains of people with AD, beta amyloid has been shown to clump … Continue reading →

Although most people are familiar with organ donation, few realize that donating your brain to science is not the same. Organs like kidney, heart or lungs can be harvested at time of death to be transplanted into a living person. … Continue reading →

With U.S. housing prices soaring and annual inflation above 9% — not to mention the widespread economic fallout of a multi-year global pandemic — many individuals are struggling to make ends meet. But as the Elder Index reveals, one group … Continue reading →

A recent study out of the University of California found that aggressive tapering of opioids resulted in long-term risk of substance misuse, overdose, and mental health crisis. Although these risks are inherent in any opioid tapering, researchers believed that they … Continue reading →