Drug reverses aging-associated changes in brain cells
Drugs that affect the levels of an important brain protein involved in learning and memory reverse cellular changes in the...
A more ethical way to compare epilepsy treatments
For the first time, a new research methodology recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration has been used to...
Researchers develop method for advancing development of antipsychotic drugs
Researchers interested in the treatment of schizophrenia and dementia have clarified how antipsychotic drugs that target a complex of two...
Vascular risk linked to long-term antiepileptic drug therapy
New research reveals that patients with epilepsy who were treated for extended periods with older generation antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) may...
Scientists discover how to design drugs that could target particular nerve cells
The future of drug design lies in developing therapies that can target specific cellular processes without causing adverse reactions in...
White and Hispanic teens more likely to abuse drugs than African-Americans
A new analysis of teenage drug abuse finds widespread problems among whites, Native Americans, Hispanics and youngsters of multiple races,...
Alcohol-related behavior changes: Blame your immune system
When you think about your immune system, you probably think about it fighting off a cold. But new research from...
Antidepressant reduces crying in young women watching emotional movies
Young women given the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) paroxetine, also known as the antidepressant drug Paxil, are less likely...
Antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs work against brain-destroying prion diseases
In a new study, NYU School of Medicine researchers report that they have found several chemical compounds, including an antidepressant,...
Study finds increase of children accidentally poisoned with pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical poisoning remains a common childhood injury, despite years of concerted prevention efforts, such as improved safe guards on packaging....
Women using hormonal contraceptives recall emotional events differently
Women who use contraceptives like birth control pills experience memory changes, according to new UC Irvine research. Their ability to...
Levetiracetam protects hippocampal neurons from effects of oxygen deprivation
A study conducted by the Medical University of Bialystok in Poland has found that the antiepileptic drug levetiracetam can help...
Alcohol dulls brain ‘alarm’ that monitors mistakes
Most people have witnessed otherwise intelligent people doing embarrassing or stupid things when they are intoxicated, but what specifically happens...
Building a better antipsychotic drug by treating schizophrenia’s cause
The classic symptoms of schizophrenia – paranoia, hallucinations, the inability to function socially—can be managed with antipsychotic drugs. But exactly...
Prescriptions for antidepressants increasing among individuals with no psychiatric diagnosis
A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health examines national trends in antidepressant...
