Alexandra Pattillo is a freelance journalist. She has written for publications including National Geographic, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Guardian, The BBC, Outside, The Daily Beast, CNN, Inverse, Women’s Running, Body + Soul and Mind Body Green.
Is football too dangerous for kids’ brains?
A new study found that one in four professional football players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE—a degenerative brain disease—but what about children who play these sports?
Researchers test magic mushrooms as an anorexia treatment
Researchers are exploring whether magic mushrooms could offer a new treatment for anorexia
Could psilocybin be the key to treating anorexia?
An active ingredient in magic mushrooms, psilocybin has shown early promise for treating eating disorders