This post was coauthored by Gabriella P. Oettinger and Juan M. Dominguez, Ph.D. As we begin the new school year, the importance of understanding the challenges and risks that students face becomes ...

With buzzy medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro making headlines for blood sugar management, it’s easy to forget that some medications have been helping patients with type 2 diabetes for decades.

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Researchers are using an advanced brain imaging method called MEG to understand why Parkinson’s drug levodopa doesn’t work equally well for everyone. By mapping patients’ brain signals before and ...

New psychoactive substances, originally developed as potential analgesics but abandoned due to adverse side effects, may ...

Can a diabetes medication improve memory, reduce addiction, and influence mood? Scientists uncover surprising effects of GLP-1 drugs on brain health—but are there hidden risks? Study: An analysis on ...

Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

While you’re focused on eating brain-healthy foods and staying mentally sharp, some medications sitting in your medicine cabinet could be silently undermining your cognitive health. Two widely ...

GLP-1 agonist drugs essentially mimic the hormone’s action. Quite a few have been developed, including semaglutide, tirzepatide, liraglutide, and exenatide, which have brand names like Ozempic, ...

What if a single choice could hijack your brain’s wiring, rewriting your behavior, judgment, and even your ability to survive? The human brain is an essential organ in the body, responsible for ...

A new Genomic Press interview explores how one scientist built an entirely new field by studying the molecular machinery of ...