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Early Intervention in Pediatric Asthma: What Are the Long-Term Effects?

January 25, 2019 Share this content: Pediatric asthma control and pulmonary function should be monitored over time to assess the long-term effects of certain interventions and to minimize the negative outcomes of uncontrolled asthma. Effective management of asthma in childhood could potentially preserve lung function and halt or slow disease progression. Identification of phenotypes specific… Read More »

Effects of psychedelic DMT 'similar to near-death experiences'

Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption DMT is the major psychoactive compound in ayahuasca, a drink made from vines The effects of a powerful psychedelic drug are similar to a near-death experience, research suggests. Answers to a questionnaire showed a “striking similarity” between people describing a near-death experience and volunteers given DMT. The Imperial College London… Read More »