Stories by Emily Willingham

Ancient site points to weed’s role in burial rites

Rescue proteins could rid cell of toxic alpha-synuclein aggregates

Cannabidiol reduces levels of stress hormone and blunts urge to use opioids

Results may explain why collective action on climate change and health policy is so difficult

These very good dogs are very good at what they do—taking a whiff of a chemical during an attack

Will artificial intelligence be your next ER doctor?

Nanotech particles tucked into a gel coating can prevent poisoning by deadly organophosphates for a week or more

A potent molecular cocktail containing a compound from ayahuasca spurs rapid growth of insulin-producing cells

Nora Volkow of the National Institute on Drug Abuse addresses record high stats among 12th graders

But the dolphins are no slouches either

Meet the new weed on the block, perhaps one better suited to medical rather than recreational use

A study shows growing national wealth and gender equality accentuates differences in the types of choices men and women make

An electrical stimulation device combined with intensive rehabilitation restores walking ability to a spinal cord injury patient

Repairing damaged nerves in a rodent study marks a crucial first step toward bringing back lost movement

Shutting down an overactive enzyme could become a general treatment, rather than one solely intended for the few who inherit a mutated Parkinson’s gene

Areas outside the brain may play a role in a chain reaction related to dementia, but the path from gut to head remains elusive

Schizophrenia shares some genetic variants with several psychiatric conditions—and similar overlaps are seen for personality traits and migraines in a massive study

The science shows that they have nothing to do with each other and never have

About one in 68 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with autism, according to the latest U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data