The link between alcohol and violence is well documented. Some studies estimate that between 30% and 50% of assaults and homicides are committed by someone who is at least somewhat intoxicated. But a study published on June 17 in the journal Criminology suggests that relationship could be weakened in an unexpected way: by Ozempic. The study is population-based, used a sample of 821 adults, and does not allow claims of direct effects on criminality. Still, it offers clues about how violence takes shape in the brain — and about how we might control it.

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Sleep is no longer what it used to be. Or at least that is the widespread feeling. For years, there have been warnings about a silent pandemic of insomnia. The problem is no longer seen as an individual or medical issue, but as a social phenomenon linked to long working hours, digital hyperconnection, anxiety, and hectic lifestyles.

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