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A randomized crossover trial found that 150 mg caffeine did not increase subjective anxiety, interoceptive attention, or anxiety from body sensations in 29 people with panic disorder compare…
Read articleA 2026 neuron and mouse study found that CB1 receptors accumulate when autophagic flux is blocked, but p62 deficiency did not significantly increase steady-state CB1 receptor abundance in br…
Read articleA 2026 emergency department claims analysis estimated 3.87 million United States ED visits in 2021 where take-home naloxone could have been clinically relevant, compared with 226,453 ED-trea…
Read articleA 53-study resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) meta-analysis found substance use disorder (SUD) linked to altered connectivity across prefrontal, striatal, thalamic, c…
Read articleA 2026 review concluded that GLP-1 receptor agonists have plausible stroke biology and modest prevention signals, but current human evidence does not support routine use as acute ischemic st…
Read articleA 2025 Science Advances mouse study found a more brain-dependent metformin mechanism than the usual liver-gut framing suggests: low-dose metformin lost its glucose-lowering effect when brain…
Read articleA 2026 survey of 467 University of Sydney undergraduate psychology students found that participants generated more and more accurate observable cues for alcohol intoxication than for cannabi…
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