'From Magic Mushrooms to Big Pharma' – a college course explores nature's medicine cabinet and different ways of healing
An anthropology course explores how peoples and cultures around the world use nature-based medicines to heal.
June 9, 2023 • ~6 min
Your body naturally produces opioids without causing addiction or overdose – studying how this process works could help reduce the side effects of opioid drugs
Unlike opioid drugs like morphine and fentanyl that travel throughout the body, the opioids your body produces are released in small quantities to specific locations.
May 30, 2023 • ~7 min
Drilling down on treatment-resistant fungi with molecular machines
Fungal infections can be among the hardest to treat, and since the pandemic began they’ve become only more common. To prevent future antifungal resistance, scientists have developed tiny molecular drills.
May 26, 2023 • ~9 min
Vaccines using mRNA can protect farm animals against diseases traditional ones may not – and there are safeguards to ensure they won't end up in your food
While mRNA vaccines are designed to last longer in the body than mRNA molecules typically would, they are also tested to ensure they are eliminated from livestock long before milking or slaughter.
May 17, 2023 • ~10 min
Gay men can now donate blood after FDA changes decades-old rule – a health policy researcher explains the benefits
In 1983, during the early days of the AIDS epidemic, the US Food and Drug Administration made the decision to ban gay men from donating blood. Now, 40 years later, it is dropping that rule.
May 16, 2023 • ~6 min
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