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Helus Pharma announced Chief Medical Officer Amir Inamdar will participate in a fireside chat at the H.C. Wainwright 7th Annual Neuro Perspectives Hybrid Conference on June 15-16, 2026. The chat will be available on demand starting June 15 at 7:00 a.m. EDT. Helus Pharma develops novel serotonergic agonists for mental health conditions.
A study by MIT Media Lab and OpenAI tracked nearly 1,000 ChatGPT users over four weeks. Higher daily usage correlated with more loneliness, dependence, and less socialization. The relationship is correlational, not causal, and it remains unclear whether the tool deepens loneliness or lonely people use it more.
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