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The prevalence of diabetes is increasing, largely as a result of better care for patients : Oskar Annermarken (Flickr) CC 2.0

Reports of a diabetes tsunami are hiding a key part of the picture. There’s a good reason the numbers are increasing.

Science against the clock

Increase in diabetes numbers hides a ray of hope

Reports of a diabetes tsunami are hiding a key part of the picture. There’s a good reason the numbers are increasing.

Mothers can feel ‘disconnected’ during postpartum depression. : Pixnio CC0

Psychedelics could potentially improve mother-infant bonding during postpartum depression. But studies have not looked into it.

Psychedelics and mental health

Treating postpartum depression with psychedelics

Psychedelics could potentially improve mother-infant bonding during postpartum depression. But studies have not looked into it.

Microdosing is the practice of regularly taking psychedelic substances at very low doses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gcaw/3880474952/ : Graeme Wood/Flickr CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Taking small quantities of psychedelics over time might improve your mood but there’s a lot we don’t understand.

Psychedelics and mental health

What we know so far about microdosing psychedelics

Taking small quantities of psychedelics over time might improve your mood but there’s a lot we don’t understand.

Anorexia distorts people’s body image https://www.flickr.com/photos/schnappischnap/8970182946/in/photostream/ : Benjamin Watson/Flickr CC BY 2.0

Giving lab rats illicit psychedelic drugs may help scientists uncover how it can be used to treat anorexia in humans.

Psychedelics and mental health

Rats on ‘magic mushrooms’ could help people with anorexia

PsiConnect is the first imaging trial of participants on psychedelics in Australia. : Dmitriy Gutarev/Pixabay Pixabay License

Sixty healthy volunteers took magic mushrooms in a lab, and scientists recorded their brains during their experience.

Psychedelics and mental health

Taking psilocybin for science

Family members are often the first to realise there’s more going on in the brain of a patient. : Alexander Grey/Unsplash Unsplash license

Brain-machine interfaces can decipher thoughts and help give some coma survivors a voice. But first we must ensure they’re responsive.

Brain–machine interfaces

Communicating with seemingly unconscious patients

Brain-machine interface technology connects the brain directly to machine intelligence. : Michael Joiner, 360 info CC BY 4.0

Backgrounder: 634 words

360info is looking into how far brain-machine interface research has come and what is currently at the forefront of science and technology.

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Brain-machine interfaces

People from disadvantaged neighbourhoods have a higher risk of being hospitalised with asthma. : US CDC CC4.0

Emissions that meet air-quality standards still cause illness and early death. Planning decisions need to help drive down exposure.

International Day of Clean Air

There’s no safe level of air pollution

AI promises to revolutionise medical research, but a cautious approach is needed. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

Backgrounder: 582 words

AI offers a lot for the world of medical research, but the challenges that it brings need to be considered.

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AI in medical research