Louisiana Confirms a Rare Amoeba Infection Tied to Lake Claiborne as Swim Season Enters Its Final Weeks

Louisiana health officials have confirmed a Naegleria fowleri infection in a state resident who most likely acquired it while swimming in Lake Claiborne, in Claiborne Parish. The Louisiana Department of Health announced the case Wednesday and issued a Health Alert Network notice to providers across the state the previous day, advising them on symptom tracking…

Walmart shares slide 10% as sales growth slows

Walmart on Thursday reported its slowest quarterly comparable sales growth in ​six years and warned shoppers were likely being squeezed by high gasoline prices, stoking concerns that pressure on U.S. consumers is mounting. The retailer raised ‌its annual sales and profit forecasts and said aggressive price cuts would boost demand later this year, but investors…

Ketamine boosts neuroplasticity… but not for everybody

Neuroscientists have been curious about a link between ketamine and neuroplasticity in treating PTSD and treatment-resistant depression for some time; now they say, they might have discovered some important clues. Researchers based at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria report that ketamine increases neuroplasticity in the brain, but there’s a catch; they only saw…