Droves of wellness enthusiasts, biohackers, social-media influencers, and celebrities are injecting experimental “anti-aging” peptides in the hopes of boosting energy, losing weight, sleeping better, ...

An illustration of a four-eyed myllokunmingid, a jawless fish that lived more than 500 million years ago Xiangtong Lei and Sihang Zhang Many spine-bearing creatures, or vertebrates, have a curious bit ...

Pineal cysts can occur in the brain’s pineal gland. While most people with pineal cysts never experience symptoms, some may develop headaches, vision changes, or sleep disturbances. Pineal cysts are ...

A pineal cyst is a benign fluid-filled sac that occurs in the brain’s pineal gland. Although they usually don’t cause symptoms, some people may experience vague symptoms, like a headache. Pineal cysts ...

Descartes believed the pineal gland was the seat of the soul, and doctors later thought it was man’s third or inner eye. The pineal (from the Latin word for pine cone, which it resembles in shape) is ...

Serotonin, present in the human pineal gland in large amounts, is N-acetylated by a ubiquitous enzyme. A methyl group is then transferred to N-acetylserotonin from S-adenosylmethionine, through the ...

Hi, I’m Sarah Mitchell, a certified holistic nutritionist and wellness coach with over 12 years of experience in natural health and spiritual wellness. I’ve always been deeply intrigued by the body’s ...

Researchers have elucidated how a single photoreceptor in the pineal gland of zebrafish detects color. We see color because photoreceptor cones in our eyes detect light waves corresponding to red, ...

Avacta is stepping up development of its peptide-drug conjugate (PDC), kicking off expansion cohorts in multiple tumor types after seeing one partial response in 10 salivary gland cancer patients. The ...