Month: May 2024

Early Peanut Exposure Can Prevent Long-Term Allergy

Feeding kids peanuts early in childhood can drastically reduce their risk of developing a peanut allergy, a new clinical trial reports. Children regularly fed peanut products from infancy to age 5 had a 71% lower rate of peanut allergies by the time they reached their teen… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David […]

Published on May 29, 2024

AI Allows Stroke Survivor Bilingual Communication

A bilingual brain implant has allowed a stroke survivor to communicate in both Spanish and English, scientists report. Turning to an AI method known as a neural network, researchers trained the patient’s implant to decode words based on the brain activity produced when he… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, […]

Published on May 29, 2024

Psychoactive Drugs Are Having a Moment. The FDA Will Soon Weigh In.

Lori Tipton is among the growing number of people who say that MDMA, also known as ecstasy, saved their lives. Raised in New Orleans by a mother with untreated bipolar disorder who later killed herself and two others, Tipton said she endured layers of trauma that eventually forced her to seek treatment for crippling anxiety […]

Published on May 29, 2024