New Approach Targets Social Skills to Help Schizophrenia Patients Heal

A new study from Case Western Reserve University suggests a major shift in schizophrenia treatment: One that focuses on helping patients better interpret social cues.

“We’ve been treating schizophrenia with a one-size-fits-all approach for decades,” Jessica Wojtalik, an assistant professor at the Cleveland university&rsqu...

Millions of Birds Are Migrating — Here’s How To Help Keep Them Safe

As millions of birds migrate south for the winter, many face dangerous obstacles on their journey, and experts say people can help them have a safe trip.

This week saw the biggest migration event ever recorded by the BirdCast, a bird study project at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York — 1.25 billion. Farther south, trackers at Vi...

FDA Approves At-Home Version of Lasix for Heart Failure Care

A new at-home version of a common heart failure drug could make treatment easier for millions of Americans.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lasix ONYU (furosemide injection), a new drug-device combination developed by SQ Innovation, Inc., for treating edema caused by chronic heart failure. 

The approval ...

More Than 54,000 Gaza Children Now Severely Malnourished, U.N. Warns

A new U.N. study warns that tens of thousands of young children in Gaza are suffering from life-threatening hunger as food shortages continue into a second year.

The U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) estimates that about 54,600 children under 5 in Gaza are acutely malnourished. That includes more ...

Don’t Toss Those Veggie Scraps — They Might Be Healthier Than You Think

What was once tossed into compost bins could soon help grow stronger crops and even support human health, new research suggests.

A series of recent studies published in American Chemical Society (ACS) journals reveal how scientists are transforming food waste — from sugar beets to coconut fibers — into valuable materials for fa...

Virtual Reality May Re-create Psychedelic-Like Effects Sans Drugs

A new study suggests that virtual reality (VR) experiences designed to mimic psychedelic visual effects could safely boost creativity and flexibility in thinking — without the use of drugs.

Researchers from Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan found that “cyberdelic” VR experiences — computer-generated e...