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by I. Edwards edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source California health officials are warning residents to avoid eating wild mushrooms after a sharp rise in poisonings that has left multiple people dead and others with severe liver damage. Thirty-five people in the state were poisoned by wild […]

by Joshua Kellogg, The Conversation edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Alexander Pol   Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Imagine you purchase a bag of gummies labeled nootropic—a term used to describe substances that claim to enhance mental ability and function, or “smart drugs.” However, within hours of consuming them, your heart starts racing, you’re nauseated and vomiting. Then you begin