Could Taking Certain Drugs Reduce Risk of Ruptured Brain Aneurysm? June 5, 2024 — A new study suggests that people who take a few common drugs may have a decreased risk of having a bleeding ...

Fruit flies with gut tumors showed an increased preference for a bitter antitumor compound compared to healthy flies, ...

It’s dangerous for humans to take any drug made for animals, including ivermectin. A dose meant for a big animal such as a horse or cow (which can weigh 2,000 pounds or more) can be toxic or ...

Research Fellow, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Over the past five years, Rachel Sutherland has received research funding from the Australian Government Department of ...

Three scientists involved in developing the blockbuster anti-obesity drugs that are currently changing the health-care landscape are among the winners of this year’s prestigious Lasker Awards.

Since the dawn of the antibiotic age, opportunistic pathogens have evolved defenses faster than humans can develop drugs to combat them. At the same time, humans have unwittingly given the bugs an ...

Image credit: visualspace/Getty Images. Amphetamines are a drug used to commonly treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. Past studies link amphetamine use to possibly ...

But it wasn’t a cure and had other drawbacks. It was the most expensive drug in history (at the time) and didn’t work very well when used to treat HIV on its own. It also caused side effects ...

In this article, we discuss the global issue of drug shortages. We summarise our research where we developed a framework for quantifying the cost of a shortage, and through three case studies provide ...

This section provides information about our role and the legal responsibilities of healthcare providers that handle controlled drugs. View our latest report on the safer use of controlled drugs which ...

Very useful drugs have been found before in unorthodox fashion, e.g., reserpine, the ancient tranquilizer made from India’s Rauwolfia plant, which became an antihypertensive drug. A favorable ...

But with too few staff and inadequate gear, they’re no match for the most dangerous threat now lurking in the national parks, violent drug cartels.