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A new study by researchers at the University of Melbourne has analyzed adverse effects reported by users of the hallucinogenic tea, ayahuasca.

New research from Ohio State University has investigated how synthetic hormones used in birth control including the contraceptive pill, patches and injections impact the prefrontal cortex.

Babies born naturally were found to have higher antibody levels, compared with those born via caesarean section after receiving their jabs that protect against bacteria that cause lung infections and meningitis.

An anti-fentanyl vaccine that binds to the drug to prevent it from entering the brain and causing a "high" has been shown to be successful in animal models. Researchers hope the vaccine could be used to tackle opioid use disorder.

A new study has shown just how useful some well-equipped gut-friendly bacteria could be for improving treatments of inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

An experimental therapeutic cancer vaccine has been shown to alter the tumor microenvironment and boost the number of cancer-fighting immune cells in animal models.

Many cell- and neurodegenerative diseases are linked to the formation of toxic protein aggregates. Researchers have developed “mini-proteins” that are able to bind the proteins that form amyloids and prevent their aggregation into cytotoxic amyloids.

According to a study, a stem cell therapy that uses antibodies instead of traditional immunosuppressant drugs robustly preserves cells in mouse brains and has the potential to fast-track trials in humans.

A novel branched, ionizable lipid has been created by researchers to increase the efficiency of mRNA delivery by lipid nanoparticles.

A collaborative study has found that immunization with the vaccine SinoVac might improve responses to treatment in patients with nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC).