Drug : Science World Report

Jul 23, 2015 12:45 PM EDT

Cannabis Psychosis: Males Twice As Likely To Deal With Psychotic State From Drug

Researchers at the University of New York (NYU) have found that men are more likely to suffer from cannabis psychoses. The findings are published in the Journal of Advances in Dual Diagnoses.

Jul 07, 2015 11:30 AM EDT

Is Medical Marijuana Advertising Dangerous?

New findings published in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors reveal that youth who saw advertising for medical marijuana were twice as likely as peers who said they never saw an ad for the substance to report wanting to use it or doing so in the future.

Jul 06, 2015 03:19 PM EDT

Arthritis And Blood Cancer: Cost-Effective Drug Helps Both Health Problems

New findings published in the journal PLOS ONE reveal that a new arthritis drug could also help patients with certain types of blood cancers.

Jun 19, 2015 03:14 PM EDT

Cocaine And HIV: Drug Use Increases Risk Of Infection

New findings published in the journal Scientific Reports show a connection between cocaine use and potential HIV infection.

Jun 19, 2015 02:44 PM EDT

Experimental New Drug Helps Stop Migraines Before They Start

New findings presented at the American Headache Society examine a new class of drugs called Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibodies. Research shows that the drugs are promising in the treatment of high-frequency episodic migraines and chronic migraines.

Jun 16, 2015 02:57 PM EDT

Avocados May Help Destroy Leukemia Stem Cells

New findings published in the journal Cancer Research reveal that fats in avocados may help fight against acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by destroying leukemia stem cells that can quickly worsen if not treated quickly.

May 28, 2015 05:03 PM EDT

FDA Approves New Drug Treatments For Patients With IBS

Two new therapies have just been approved to treat IBS, according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) news release.

May 05, 2015 01:05 PM EDT

Performance Enhancing Drugs May Actually Cause Athletes to Compete More Poorly

It turns out that performance-enhancing drugs may actually cause athletes to perform more poorly. Scientists made comparisons between pre-1932 records and post-1932 records, and found that times, distances and other results did not improve as expected in the doping era.

Mar 31, 2015 08:35 PM EDT

Alzheimer's In Mice Goes Away With Help Of This New Cancer Drug

New findings published in the journal Annals of Neurology have shown that the brain cells of mice with a model of Alzheimer's were given an experimental cancer drug that restored their memory.

Mar 10, 2015 08:24 AM EDT

New Class of Drugs May Dramatically Increase Healthy Lifespan

A new class of drugs may be able to boost a person's healthy lifespan. Scientists have found that the new class of drugs dramatically slows the aging process in animals and alleviates symptoms of frailty by improving cardiac function and extending life.

Feb 09, 2015 09:09 PM EST

Could A Psychedelic Drug Prevent Asthma?

Researchers are examining the link between a psychedelic drug and it's ability to reduce asthma symptoms in mice. Officials at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine found that the psychedelic drug (R)-DOI, helped prevent the development of allergic asthma in a mouse model.

Feb 02, 2015 12:41 PM EST

New Type 2 Diabetes Drug Helps Manage Glycemic Control

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved the drug Glyxambi, which can be used for certain adults with type 2 diabetes and is added to a healthy diet and exercise regimen to help improe glycemic control.