Drug : Science World Report

Dec 08, 2014 01:16 PM EST

Drugs in the Environment May Impact How Crops and Plants Grow

Edible crops may be affected by drugs. By assessing a range of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, scientists have found that even at very low concentrations, crops can be affected.

Sep 02, 2014 01:00 PM EDT

Over-the-Counter Drugs May Restore Immune Function: Ibuprofen Beats Old Age

It turns out that ibuprofen may just be what our immune systems need as they age. Scientists have found that although the macrophages from the lungs of old mice responded differently than those of young mice, ibuprofen reversed these changes.

Jun 19, 2014 02:46 PM EDT

New Drug Tracking System Could Help DEA Get More Cocaine Busts

The global network of drug trafficking is difficult for law enforcement to keep up with. Even the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has a tough time tracking down criminals, but that could soon change with a new cocaine tracking system.

Jun 18, 2014 08:31 PM EDT

Drug Cartels Are Using Spy Technology to Avoid Border Patrols

Drug Cartels in Mexico have found an effective way to reduce encounters with the United States Border Control. They hire lookouts who use advanced technology while posted up in the mountains to detect where law enforcement is located.

Jun 12, 2014 11:06 AM EDT

Could a New Obesity Drug Hit the Market in the Near Future?

Scientists at the University of Southern Denmark believe they are closing in on the development of a new obesity drug that would alter one’s appetite-controlling hormones to control the regulate uptake of food.

Jun 06, 2014 08:11 AM EDT

New, Single-Dose Antibiotic is as Effective as a Twice-Daily Infusion Over 10 Days

Scientists have created a single-dose antibiotic that may be just as effective as a twice-daily infusion given for up to 10 days.

Jun 02, 2014 07:14 PM EDT

CDC: Drug Diversion Harming Patients Across the United States

According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, “drug diversion” – or the stealing of patients’ drugs by health care providers – has harmed a great number of patients in the last ten years.

May 20, 2014 05:45 PM EDT

Drug Has the Ability to Help Animals Live Longer and Healthier; Could Help Humans

Researchers at the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University found a drug that imitates the effect of dietary restriction, which enables one to live longer and healthier. They tested the drug on animals to prove its beneficial effects.

May 14, 2014 08:46 PM EDT

New Study Supports Drug Effective in Treating Alcohol and Opioid Dependency

Similar to the study discussed earlier today about drugs that can help those with alcohol dependency issues, researchers from Oregon State University found similar results in their study of the drug Naltrexone.

Mar 18, 2014 05:35 PM EDT

Follow the Ant Trail For Drug Design

New drugs often fail because they cause undesirable side-effects. ETH researchers have developed simulation software that predicts the properties of active agents and virtually builds new ones. The software’s search process is modelled after the behaviour of ants.

Mar 12, 2014 08:11 AM EDT

Prescription Drug Abuse Increases Drastically in 20 Years

After an increase of opioid prescriptions that went from 76 million to 210 million over a 20-year span, researchers believe that the prescriptions and consumption of these painkillers have finally stabilized.

Mar 11, 2014 11:31 AM EDT