6+ hour, 38+ min ago  (529+ words) Getting high, but feeling low. Science is split on whether the effects of cannabis are good or bad, with recent research showing it could boost brain power in older adults, while other studies show the purported benefits go up in…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (499+ words) Ever since weed started becoming legal across the country, and more and more people started indulging in what was once taboo, scientists have been mulling over the meaning of a particular observation. That observation? Why do some people use cannabis…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (351+ words) Yes, I know my mind is a fickle little bee doting on a thousand thoughts, but I'm getting better at chasing my mind back to the moment of course, this wonder, the trying to hold it. But I do what…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (419+ words) In the most connected era in human history, people are dying of loneliness. Roughly 100 every hour, according to a grim new report from the World Health Organization. That's more than 871,000 people per year. To put that into perspective: loneliness is…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (646+ words) Embarking on a low-calorie diet could potentially lead to negative mental health, researchers in Toronto, Canada, have revealed. A new study, published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health, investigated how the adoption of restrictive diets could instigate depressive symptoms. Using…...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago  (261+ words) They had quite a trip. A pair of New York hikers called police, believing their friend had died on an Adirondacks trail but were discovered to be entirely mistaken and stoned off psychedelic mushrooms, according to authorities. The hikers were…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (488+ words) The pharmaceutical industry reigns supreme over us all " including expecting mothers " and Dr. Adam Urato, a fetal and maternal medicine specialist, is gravely concerned by the lack of informed consent given to pregnant women concerning their medications. Namely, SSRI antidepressants....

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (647+ words) May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time dedicated to breaking the stigma and spreading awareness around various mental health May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time dedicated to breaking the stigma and spreading awareness around various mental health…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1240+ words) GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), medications that help control type 2 diabetes and obesity, can have a profound impact on GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), medications that help control type 2 diabetes and obesity, can have a profound impact on physical wellness…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1463+ words) iStock, Getty Images When Mark Horowitz first decided to quit his antidepressants in 2015, he'd heard that it usually takes a few weeks, maybe a few months, at most, for a person to safely wean off their meds. It's taken him…...