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NewsPicks AI: 60-Hour Dance Sessions, Simulated Sex, and Ketamine: Inside the World of Hardcore VR Ravers
It was one of O’Rourke’s first times doing drugs, but he didn’t hold back. Armed with cannabis edibles, cocaine, ketamine, and booze he...
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NewsPicks AI: Scientists Uncover How Cocaine Tricks the Brain Into Feeling Good – Breakthrough Could Lead to New Substance Abuse Treatments
A new study reveals how cocaine interferes with the brain’s dopamine regulation by binding to the dopamine transporter, offering insights crucial for developing...
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NewsPicks AI: How Do You Get Drugs to the Brain? Maybe Try a Parasite
In a new study, a global team of researchers hijacked the system Toxoplasma uses to secrete proteins into its host cell. The team...
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NewsPicks AI: Scientists Discover Method To Reduce Side Effects of Popular Weight Loss Drugs
University of Michigan researchers have discovered that manipulating a protein network in the brain, specifically melanocortin 3 and melanocortin 4, can enhance the...
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NewsPicks AI: Nasal Spray Safely Treats Recurrent Abnormal Heart Rhythms
A study by Weill Cornell Medicine revealed that a nasal spray called etripamil, administered by patients at home, effectively treats rapid abnormal heart...
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NewsPicks AI: Natural Compound Promises Pain Relief Without Addiction
Opioids, like morphine, are effective painkillers but have led to widespread addiction and serious side effects like respiratory depression, notably seen in the...
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NewsPicks AI: Powerful Veterinary Drug With Horrific Side Effects Has Infiltrated the UK’s Illicit Market
Xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer with severe side effects, has infiltrated the UK’s illegal drug market, often mixed with opioids like heroin or fentanyl,...
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NewsPicks AI: New Discovery Could Reduce the Side Effects of Ozempic and Wegovy
A new study has pinpointed brain neurons that separate the sensation of fullness from nausea in obesity drugs, paving the way for treatments...
