The largest ever study conducted on cannabis makes for interesting reading, after experts looked into how its consumption ...

Microbes that reside peaceably in the nasal passageways and on the skin can be harnessed for taking drugs to target cells.

Brain imaging studies help explain how drug cues biologically narrow focus on the substance of abuse, motivate the drive to get it, and impair rational decision-making—brain changes that make ...

A groundbreaking study suggests that IBS might be more of a brain issue than a gut disorder. Researchers found that ...

Alcohol, recreational drugs, over-the-counter, and prescription medications may cause a range of cognitive impairments from confusion to delirium, and may even mimic dementia. Moderate to high ...

This is your brain on drugs — and it’s not good. A new study billed as the “largest of its kind” used brain imaging technology to examine the effects of recent and lifetime cannabis use on ...

We're learning more about the craving that fuels self-defeating habits—and how new discoveries can help us kick the habit. Addiction hijacks the brain’s neural pathways. Scientists are ...

Scientists have pinpointed a brain circuit that, when activated, reduces anxiety without impairing memory. Using ...

The researchers theorise the protective effects of these drugs could be because they reduce inflammation, control infections ...

A new study (the first clinical trial of its kind) has shown that the GLP-1 agonist semaglutide — known by the brand name ...

For decades, scientists across the globe have investigated methods to accurately measure drug permeability across the blood-brain barrier, a compact layer of cells that protect the brain from ...