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Angus Chen

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  • Cancer Reporter, STAT
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Lucy in the Sky with Protein: Key to LSD's Psychoactive Potency Found?

Lucy in the Sky with Protein: Key to LSD's Psychoactive Potency Found?

Scientific American — One drop of LSD can erase your entire sense of being until-interminable hours later-you recapitulate your identity, one puzzle piece at a time. Beyond that and the iconic kaleidoscope visual effects, lysergic acid diethylamide has supposedly inspired revolutionary ideas, too.
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Kratom Drug Ban May Cripple Promising Painkiller Research

Kratom Drug Ban May Cripple Promising Painkiller Research

Scientific American — Your body would never get used to the perfect painkiller, says Susruta Majumdar, a chemist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. So unlike the case with common opioids such as morphine or Oxycontin, you would not need to take ever-increasing doses to relieve the same amount of pain.
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Looking Into The Horse Milk Story That The Dalai Lama Told John Oliver

Looking Into The Horse Milk Story That The Dalai Lama Told John Oliver

NPR — Like so many countries from the former Soviet bloc, Mongolia faced a terrible economic upheaval at the end of the Soviet Union. In the first few years, inflation went up over 250 percent; employment went down. And people started drinking much more heavily.
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Your Name Might Shape Your Face, Researchers Say

Your Name Might Shape Your Face, Researchers Say

NPR — In my head, a person with the name Danny has a boyish face and a perpetual smile. Zoes have wide eyes and wild hair and an air of mild bemusement. There might actually be something to the idea that people who share a name also share a stereotypical "look" to them, researchers say.
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Can An Online Game Help You Learn To Help Struggling Friends?

Can An Online Game Help You Learn To Help Struggling Friends?

NPR — It can be difficult to know what to say when a friend is struggling. The conversation is hard to even start. Maya Cohen, a first-year student at Tulane University, says she knows better how to intervene after playing a video game created to help people learn how to recognize signs of psychological distress like depression, anxiety and substance abuse, and get them professional help.
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How LSD Makes Your Brain One With The Universe

How LSD Makes Your Brain One With The Universe

NPR — Some users of LSD say one of the most profound parts of the experience is a deep oneness with the universe. The hallucinogenic drug might be causing this by blurring boundaries in the brain, too.
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Part 3: A Star With Schizophrenia

Part 3: A Star With Schizophrenia

WNYC-FM (New York, NY) — Hey there- Before we start the show this week, I'm going to take just a couple of minutes to say thanks. About 10 months ago, the Only Human team and I set out to create a show about stuff we don't normally talk about. We wanted to get really honest about our bodies.
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Part 3: A Star With Schizophrenia

Part 3: A Star With Schizophrenia

WNYC-FM (New York, NY) — Hey there- Before we start the show this week, I'm going to take just a couple of minutes to say thanks. About 10 months ago, the Only Human team and I set out to create a show about stuff we don't normally talk about. We wanted to get really honest about our bodies.
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