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acsh. org > news > 05/22/2026 > rfk-jr-has-visions-therapeutic-use-psychedelics-dancing-his-head-50118

RFK Jr. Has Visions of the Therapeutic Use of Psychedelics Dancing in His Head

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (207+ words) This is not the first time that there has been commotion about the use of psychedelics in therapy. Let's turn the clock back to the 1960's and the hubbub around Dr. Timothy Leary, the Harvard Professor who became an icon…...

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acsh. org > news > 05/19/2026 > can-amino-acid-tyrosine-shorten-life-50125

Can the Amino Acid Tyrosine Shorten Life?

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (576+ words) A new study in the journal Aging found that people, especially men, who have higher blood levels of the amino acid tyrosine tended to have slightly shorter lifespans. This effect was also seen in women, although to a lesser extent....

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acsh. org > news > 05/21/2026 > crazy-organic-chemicals-mars-50129

Crazy Organic Chemicals From Mars

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (297+ words) Rebaccca Trager over at" Chemistry World posted something that appears, at first glance, to be a silly April Fools" joke. Trager"s summary of a Nature Communications paper reports on some odd chemicals that appear to have been detected on…...

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acsh. org > news > 05/21/2026 > death-sentence-treatable-disease-conversation-melanoma-dr-paul-chapman-50134

From Death Sentence to Treatable Disease: A Conversation on Melanoma with Dr. Paul Chapman

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (717+ words) May is Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and while we have missed Melanoma Monday, the first Monday in May, it is not too late to talk about a cancer that has dramatically changed trajectory over the last decade." Our…...

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acsh. org > news > 05/20/2026 > podcast-pesticides-killing-bees-busting-chemical-myths-dr-liza-lockwood-50133

Podcast: Pesticides Killing Bees? Busting Chemical Myths With Dr. Liza Lockwood

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (166+ words) Synthetic pesticides: they're the ultimate bogeyman in the mind of today's chemophobic health "influencer." As popular as this view is, it's badly misguided. The truth is that pesticides have dramatically reduced farming's environmental footprint'helping protect beneficial insects as food production…...

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acsh. org > news > 05/20/2026 > greasing-wheels-medicare-advantages-middlemen-50130

Greasing the Wheels " Medicare Advantages" Middlemen

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (533+ words) In complex systems, intermediaries can "grease the wheels" by lowering transaction costs, streamlining logistics, and bridging information gaps. In healthcare, much of the recent attention has focused on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the current villains in our overly expensive system....

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acsh. org > news > 05/20/2026 > acsh-welcomes-dr-katie-suleta-50132

ACSH Welcomes Dr. Katie Suleta

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (186+ words) American Council on Science and Health ACSH Welcomes Dr. Katie Suleta ACSH is pleased to announce that Dr. Katie Suleta has joined our Board of Scientific Advisors. Katie Suleta is an epidemiologist and public health researcher with nearly two decades…...

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acsh. org > news > 05/19/2026 > adios-iris-50131

Adios, IRIS | American Council on Science and Health

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (238+ words) Risk assessment at EPA is based on four core elements:" All existing IRIS assessments will remain available to the public, but a disclaimer will be added to the IRIS website clarifying that the IRIS values are not necessarily intended for…...

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acsh. org > news > 05/19/2026 > can-amino-acid-can-tyrosine-shorten-life-50125

Can the Amino Acid Can Tyrosine Shorten Life?

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (564+ words) A new study in the journal Aging found that people, especially men, who have higher blood levels of the amino acid tyrosine tended to have slightly shorter lifespans. This effect was also seen in women, although to a lesser extent....

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acsh. org > news > 05/18/2026 > genesis-gestation-rethinking-difficulty-birth-50126

From Genesis to Gestation: Rethinking the Difficulty of Birth

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (197+ words) A recent review suggests that an anthropocentric bias has led us astray and that, contrary to our entrenched view, humans are not truly exceptional in their birth risks. Difficult births occur across placental mammals." What the mammal data show" Biology…...