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Marijuana Treatment Reduces Severe Epileptic Seizures A rigorous study validates a cannabis-derived treatment for a rare, drug-resistant childhood epilepsy.

New Research Points to Causes for Brain Disorders with No Obvious Injury Functional neurological disorders are very real, and medical compassion is an important part of treatment.

There’s a Psychological ‘Vaccine’ against Misinformation A social psychologist found that showing people how manipulative techniques work can create resilience against misinformation.

Babies Are Born with an Innate Number Sense Plato was right: newborns do math.

What Is Xylazine? A Medical Toxicologist Explains How It Increases Overdose Risk and Why Narcan Can Still Save a Life The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned about the dangers of xylazine, but Narcan (naloxone) can still save people’s life during an overdose.

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