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Bizarre patient: he suffers from Rapunzel syndrome and a huge mass of hair perforates his stomach

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Bizarre patient: he suffers from Rapunzel syndrome and a huge mass of hair perforates his stomach

By pulling out her hair and swallowing it, a 17-year-old woman developed a trichobezoar, a huge hairball that eventually perforated her stomach. A pathology nicknamed Rapunzel syndrome, of which there are barely sixty cases. Rapunzel syndrome, named after the Disney princess with very long golden hair, is not a fairy tale. It’s quite a nightmarish … Read more

When psychedelics help fight alcoholism

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When psychedelics help fight alcoholism

Stopping the scourge of alcohol addiction with the help of psychedelics: here’s a promising scientific breakthrough. A new study proposes using the active compound of hallucinogenic mushrooms, psilocybin, to treat alcohol addiction, also lifting the veil on the mechanisms of action of this molecule, which was previously unknown. This study was conducted by Professor Mickael … Read more