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Researchers at School of Medicine and Tufts Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences have found a surprising connection ...

Simon Fraser University researchers are using a new approach to brain imaging that could improve how drugs are prescribed to treat Parkinson's disease. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

In a comprehensive Genomic Press Interview, researchers from UTHealth Houston have uncovered crucial evidence that substance use disorders (SUDs) accelerate biological aging in the brain through ...

The number of teens and young adults taking GLP-1 drugs has increased by 594 percent—but scientists are still trying to understand the long-term effects. The success of GLP-1 agonist weight-loss drugs ...

Cancer is a challenging enough diagnosis, but many patients are dealt a second blow, even as they heal: "chemo brain." ...

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 ...

Glucagon-like peptide-1 drugs appear to slow the speed at which alcohol enters the bloodstream, which diminishes its effects ...

Lower cholesterol might protect memory and prevent dementia, linking heart health and brain health throughout life.

Not all zero-calorie sugar substitutes are as sweet as they might seem. New research suggests that sucralose — one of the most popular artificial sweeteners on the market — messes with a brain region ...

Scientists at Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine have shown for ...