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Study of OTC supplements shows some have very high levels of levodopa, which can lead to paranoia
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Study of OTC supplements shows some have very high levels of levodopa, which can lead to paranoia

by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress Ball-and-stick model of the levodopa molecule, also known as L-DOPA, a non-standard amino acid. Credit: Jynto (talk)/Wikimedia Commons, CC 1.0 A team of researchers from the Cambridge Health Alliance and the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy has found that over-the-counter supplements that are advertised as containing extracts from Mucuna pruriens, a...

Another byproduct of the pandemic: paranoia
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Another byproduct of the pandemic: paranoia

by Bill Hathaway,  Yale University Depictions of our behavioral tasks and computational model used to ascertain belief-updating behavior. a Non-social and social task stimuli and reward contingency schedule. b, Hierarchical model for capturing changes in beliefs under task environment volatility. Credit: Yale University The COVID-19 pandemic increased our feelings of paranoia, particularly in states where wearing...