An individual's nerve cells produce a special chemical called serotonin. It is responsible for sending signals from one nerve ...

Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro, all GLP-1 anti-obesity medications, may offer health benefits beyond weight loss. Studies show ...

Knowing how to transition from SSRIs to SNRIs will help you better control your symptoms and enhance the results of your ...

CSTI-500 is under clinical development by ConSynance Therapeutics and currently in Phase I for Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS).

The incidence of serotonin syndrome is increasing with the use of serotonergic drugs and specifically with polypharmacy (Fennel & Hussain, 2005). Pharmacological treatment of this syndrome is ...

Diagnosis of serotonin syndrome is based on clinical presentation and history of serotonergic-agent use. No laboratory or radiological test is available to confirm the diagnosis. Sternbach (1991 ...

MAOIs are the main drug class associated with serotonin syndrome, so if you take one of these medications, watch for any of these effects. These are signs of an emergency, so go to your nearest ...

For every illegal drug, there is a combination of emojis that dealers and consumers use to evade detection on social media and messaging platforms. Snowflakes, snowfall, and snowmen symbolize cocaine.

The same insurgents who embraced opium to help finance their war have put an end to it, ordering a ban that has all but cleared Afghanistan of poppy and other illicit drugs. What the United States ...

A major review of evidence on ADHD treatment in adults has found stimulant drugs and one type of non-stimulant are the only effective treatments for reducing core symptoms of the condition.

Teen drug use continued to fall in 2024, extending a dramatic decline spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic that experts expected would reverse now that the acute phase of the global crisis is well over.