Creative minds are vulnerable to mental illness – but magicians escape the curse

Nov 19, 2023 06:11 am UTC| Health

Can you think of a comedian, actor, poet or writer who suffered from mental illness? Maybe the actor Robin Williams or comedian Stephen Fry came to your mind. Perhaps it was the writer Virginia Woolf. All three have had...

FDA's latest warnings about eye drop contamination put consumers on edge − a team of infectious disease experts explain the risks

Nov 19, 2023 06:04 am UTC| Health

The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning in late October 2023 urging consumers to avoid purchasing and to immediately stop using 26 over-the-counter eye drop products because of risk of eye infection that could...

Rite Aid Sues US Justice Dept Over Opioid Prescription Allegations, Bankruptcy Issue

Nov 17, 2023 06:26 am UTC| Business Law Health

Rite Aid has sued the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to halt a lawsuit alleging the companys involvement in illegally filling prescriptions for addictive opioid medications. The lawsuit comes as Rite Aid finds itself in...

Mass shootings often put a spotlight on mental illness, but figuring out which conditions should keep someone from having a gun is no easy task

Nov 15, 2023 02:13 am UTC| Health

Every time the country is shaken by a tragic mass shooting and the loss of innocent lives, mental illness and its role in the actions of the mass shooter come under scrutiny. Mental illness again became a central theme...

Brains have a remarkable ability to rewire themselves following injury − a concussion specialist explains the science behind rehabilitation and recovery

Nov 15, 2023 01:49 am UTC| Health

High-profile sports like football and soccer have brought greater attention in recent years to concussions the mildest form of traumatic brain injury. Yet people often do not realize how common concussions are in...

Insulin injections could one day be replaced with rock music − new research in mice

Nov 15, 2023 01:47 am UTC| Health

More than 37 million people in the U.S. have diabetes. According to the American Diabetes Association, 8.4 million Americans needed to take insulin in 2022 to lower their blood sugar. Insulin, however, is tricky to deliver...

How music heals us, even when it's sad – by a neuroscientist leading a new study of musical therapy

Nov 15, 2023 01:45 am UTC| Health

When I hear Shania Twains Youre Still The One, it takes me back to when I was 15, playing on my Dads PC. I was tidying up the mess after he had tried to [take his own life]. Hed been listening to her album, and I played it...