Carissa Wong

Tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound, is our most potent weight-loss drug, but it can have an even greater effect when combined with a complementary medicine

The psychedelic drug LSD eased anxiety in a late-stage trial, paving the way for a probable approval in the US within the next two years

The human brain flushes out waste products while we sleep and now it seems that certain sounds might enhance the process

These images from photographer and soil ecologist Frank Ashwood's new book The World Beneath Our Feet zoom in on life for the weird and wonderful creatures that call soil home

Many people who have chemotherapy develop numbness, tingling and pain in their hands and feet, which can disrupt their treatment. But research suggests that psilocybin, the psychedelic in magic mushrooms, could prevent this side effect

Being vaccinated against shingles has been linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease before, but now a study suggests that the vaccine that is currently being used reduces the odds more than earlier versions of the shot

A drug made up of a cage of nanoparticles and antibodies created neurons from another type of brain cell, which relieved symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice

We may have clusters of immune cells at the back of our skull that help ward off conditions like brain cancer

Brain organoids have been grown and studied for five years, the longest time to date, and their activity suggests they had a sense of time going by

Memories in mice persisted even after they lost the connections that we thought were needed for recall, expanding our knowledge of memory in the mammalian brain