Children with learning disabilities are sometimes labelled as slow or lazy, but they just have differently structured brains — and they need more support.
We all benefit from new medicines, but getting them to market is expensive. Academia and industry must collaborate better to improve the drug development process.
Mushrooms and cocaine and weed, oh my! What’s happening in a brain under the influence, and what causes highs and hallucinations – and the corresponding crashes and withdrawal?
It’s delicate terrain for women struggling with their mental health during the trials of new motherhood. In some cases, psychiatrists suggest drug-based intervention is the safest option.
The impersonal culture of scientific workplaces can promote conformity while sweeping our innate differences under the rug. LGBTI researchers share how this has coloured their professional interactions and experiences.
English is the prevailing language of science and academia. In many ways this is advantageous, but lack of diversity can be problematic when trying to share findings and ideas.
Surgical intervention on intersex people, designed to ensure the body fits limited gender boundaries, has long been the status quo. Now, intersex advocates are standing up for the rights to control their own bodies.