Microglia: How the brain’s immune cells may be causing dementia
As you read this sentence, an army of cells patrols your brain. These soldiers slip around neurons, using their gangly appendages to search for threats. If one of them detects…
As you read this sentence, an army of cells patrols your brain. These soldiers slip around neurons, using their gangly appendages to search for threats. If one of them detects…
Photo: Jaromir Chalabala / GettyLONDON — The evidence linking smartphone use with mental health harms in children is growing and one grassroots organization in the U.K. is supporting parents who…
“Get off your phone!” Most parents will have found themselves yelling some version of this at their offspring – often to be met with eye-rolls. We have all found ourselves…
FILE – Matthew Perry poses for a portrait on Feb. 17, 2015, in New York. Authorities are investigating the death of Perry and how the beloved actor received the anesthetic…
This desert-roaming toad releases a compound with potential benefits similar to those from LSD and psilocybinMilan Zygmunt/Shutterstock A psychedelic compound secreted by a poisonous toad could help treat depression and…
April Simpkins publishes daughter Cheslie Kryst’s posthumous book “By the Time You Read This” – CBS News Watch CBS News Former Miss USA and Extra correspondent Cheslie Kryst shared her…
Finding better approaches While effective treatments for major depression are available, there is still room for improvement. This special Research in Context feature explores the development of more effective ways to…