Katie MacBride

While an increasingly popular practice, intermittent fasting may not be safe for everyone.

Scientists and pharmacological companies are hoping to bridge the gap in research between mescaline and other classical psychedelics

Our gut microbiome is involved in a wide array of health outcomes. Do spices help or hurt?

Microbiome tests claim to provide a detailed view of the microorganisms that reside in your gut to prevent and reverse disease, but experts say that’s not how they work.

Flaws in a viral study have some calling for its retraction.

Our circadian rhythm is the underlying mechanism that dictates when we start to feel sleepy at night and awake in the morning. And it’s absolutely trainable.

In recent years, consumers have started paying closer attention to the ingredients in their shampoo, leaving them questioning how often they should use it.

Helping a loved one navigate a medical crisis can be fraught. Here’s how two trauma experts advise navigating it.

Too much of a micronutrient can be harmful, but too little also can. And what those levels are can be different for different people.

Fine particulate air pollution increased cardiac arrhythmias in teens.

There are ways to help prevent the stains that accompany your coffee addiction.

Detox products mislead the public about how the human body works.

In a new study, researchers sought to understand changes in a person’s attitude following near-death incidents and doses of psilocybin.

In a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study, researchers found psilocybin therapy had profound beneficial effects for those with alcohol use disorder.

Painful menstrual cramps, known medically as dysmenorrhea, are common. But doctors still don’t completely understand why they happen.

The poliovirus has been detected in wastewater in New York. If you are unsure of your vaccination status, here are a few ways to find out.

Videos explaining how to stimulate the vagus nerve have millions of views, but here’s what the science says.

Early in the pandemic, doctors defined mild, moderate, and severe Covid. Two and a half years later, do they still make sense?

Our body naturally produces collagen — it’s also a 2 billion dollar supplement industry. Inverse spoke to experts from the fields of orthopedics, nutrition, sports, and dermatology to separate collagen fact from fiction.

There are more than 4,000 confirmed monkeypox cases in the United States. But that doesn’t mean it is becoming more infectious.