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LSD-Like Molecules Counter Depression Without the Trip

Scientists have designed compounds that hit the same key receptor that LSD activates without causing hallucinations. A single dose produced powerful antidepressant and antianxiety effects in mice that lasted up to two weeks.

3D computer model of the 5HT2a receptor

New Documents Show McKinsey’s Role in Opioid Epidemic

The Opioid Industry Documents Archive (OIDA), a project of UCSF, and Johns Hopkins University, today released more than 114,000 documents related to McKinsey & Company's work as a management consulting firm for the opioid industry.

Buprenorphine pills being counted

Doxycycline After Unprotected Sex Significantly Reduced STIs

A significant proportion of bacterial sexually transmitted infections – gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis – were prevented with a dose of doxycycline after unprotected sex, according to preliminary results of a clinical trial.

Colorized scanning electron micrograph of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria, which causes gonorrhea

COVID Drug May Also Ease Symptoms of Long COVID

An antiviral drug approved for high-risk COVID patients may also benefit those with long COVID, according to the findings of a small case series that need to be confirmed with future rigorous studies.

Sick woman lying on her couch, holding a mug and a tissue