drugs

Massive study finds most statin side effects aren’t caused by the drugs

Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, responsible for about 20 million deaths each year and…

2 months ago

Blockbuster weight loss drugs like Ozempic deliver big results but face big questions

Three recently released Cochrane reviews conclude that GLP-1 medications, such as Ozempic, can lead to meaningful weight loss. However, the…

2 months ago

ADHD drugs don’t work the way we thought

Prescription stimulant drugs such as Ritalin and Adderall are commonly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including among…

3 months ago

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic may also curb drug and alcohol addiction

A promising group of medications already used to treat diabetes and obesity may also hold potential for tackling alcohol and…

6 months ago

Popular cholesterol drugs may help prevent dementia

Having lower cholesterol levels may help protect against dementia, according to a large-scale international study led by the University of…

6 months ago

Reversing Alzheimer’s damage: Two cancer drugs demonstrate surprising power

Scientists at UC San Francisco and Gladstone Institutes have identified cancer drugs that promise to reverse the changes that occur…

8 months ago

A deadly virus no one talks about — and the HIV drugs that might stop it

Around 10 million people globally live with the life-threatening virus HTLV-1. Yet it remains a poorly understood disease that currently…

9 months ago

Research points the way to lifesaving antiparasitic drugs while unlocking a scientific mystery

A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more effective drugs…

1 year ago

New research demonstrates potential for increasing effectiveness of popular diabetes, weight-loss drugs

A network of proteins found in the central nervous system could be harnessed to increase the effectiveness and reduce the…

2 years ago

Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino Recalls Trying Heroin, Spending $500K on Drugs and Smuggling Them (Exclusive)

Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino remembers trying heroin for the first time. It was in 2015, shortly before he entered rehab. He…

2 years ago