B. David Zarley

B. David Zarley

b. david zarley
B. David Zarley is a senior staff writer for Freethink, where he covers health and medicine, including infectious disease, psychedelic research, mental health, and the brain. A graduate of SUNY Fredonia, his work has also appeared in The Atlantic, The Verge, Jezebel, Frieze, Sports Illustrated, VICE, Paste Magazine, and numerous other publications. He lives in Chicago.
a building with a sign that says lilly.
Retatrutide, Eli Lilly's innovative "triple g" drug, is setting new standards in the fight against obesity.
underwater map
An un-crewed sailing drone discovered the unusually shaped, slumbering seamount.
a digital painting of a woman floating in the air.
End of life patients face mental health challenges uniquely existential and spiritual in nature — but psychedelics are emerging as a possible solution to relieve the suffering.
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New research shows psychedelics activate receptors inside brain cells that other compounds, like serotonin, cannot.
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Using shaped ultrasound, researchers can 3D print objects in one shot.
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The initial study lays the groundwork for another larger, longer phase 2 trial.