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A group of researchers studied the personality traits most common in conspiracy-brained people, discovering insecurity might be to blame.

Neuroscience and Brain

Researchers Just Discovered Something Extremely Unflattering About People Who Believe Conspiracy Theories

People who stop taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic are finding that their hunger comes back -- with a vengeance.

Neuroscience and Brain

Something Grim Is Happening to People Who Go Off GLP-1s

By Sharon Adarlo

Regulators at the Cyberspace Administration of China have proposed new laws meant to protect AI users' mental health.

China Planning Crackdown on AI That Harms Mental Health of Users

People have been losing weight on retatrutide, more powerful than GLP-1 agonist drugs, but they are buying them from unapproved sources.

People Jabbing Themselves With Black Market “GLP-3” Drugs

By Sharon Adarlo

A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.

Neuroscience and Brain

Alzheimer’s Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say

By Sharon Adarlo

Scientists said a novel compound can arrest early stages of Alzheimer's disease in mice brains, setting the stage for a possible cure.

Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Identify Possible Game Changing Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease That Could Control It Like High Cholesterol

By Sharon Adarlo

A woman working for a generative AI image startup says the tech led her into a manic bipolar episode, which triggered psychosis.

Woman Suffers AI Psychosis After Obsessively Generating AI Images of Herself

As AI becomes more ubiquitous, Gen Z students are starting to freak out about its effects on their brains.

Gen Z Terrified of Losing Their Humanity to AI

Software engineer and neuroscientist Viktor Tóth's setup allowing rats to play "Doom II" has received a major upgrade.

Neuroscience and Brain

Rats Successfully Trained to Shoot Demons in “Doom”

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers found that lab mice that were released into a large, enclosed field were almost immediately less anxious.

When You Hear What Happens When They Put Lab Mice in Nature, You Might Rethink Your Entire Life

By Victor Tangermann

A video making the rounds on social media shows a giant replica of the Statue of Liberty toppling over in a Brazilian parking lot.

Replica Statue of Liberty Topples in Urban Hellscape

By Victor Tangermann

A large number of very young users are engaging with violent — and often sexually violent — interactions with unregulated companion chatbots.

The Things Young Kids Are Using AI for Are Absolutely Horrifying

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Psychiatrists studied years of medical cannabis research and concluded that medical cannabis doesn't help patients on acute pain or insomnia.

Huge Study Finds Very Worrying Results for Medical Marijuana Patients

By Sharon Adarlo

The company 2wai went viral after it released an advertisement showing its AI product resurrecting a dead grandmother.

Project to Resurrect Dead Grandmas Sparks Controversy

Two years after a 13-year-old girl's suicide, her parents say her phone still gets notifications from the AI bots that drove her to death.

Years After a Girl’s Death, the AIs That Killed Her Are Still Sending Notifications to Her Phone

By Sharon Adarlo

A first-of-its-kind study in Australia found that giving men a common antidepressant helped reduce domestic violence rates.

Scientists Find That Dosing Men With Antidepressants Can Cut Down on Domestic Violence