This post was coauthored by Gabriella P. Oettinger and Juan M. Dominguez, Ph.D. As we begin the new school year, the importance of understanding the challenges and risks that students face becomes ...

The growing cannabis legalization has translated into an increased awareness of the plant’s medicinal properties. More people ...

Researchers are using an advanced brain imaging method called MEG to understand why Parkinson’s drug levodopa doesn’t work equally well for everyone. By mapping patients’ brain signals before and ...

Can a diabetes medication improve memory, reduce addiction, and influence mood? Scientists uncover surprising effects of GLP-1 drugs on brain health—but are there hidden risks? Study: An analysis on ...

Seven genes have been linked to particularly fast ageing of the brain – but 13 drugs and supplements might reduce their effects. The activity of many genes contributes to the difference between our ...

For the first time, scientists have detailed how a deadly brain cancer has a unique path of progression, aggressively eating ...

Metformin has been prescribed to people with type 2 diabetes to manage blood sugar for more than 60 years, but scientists haven't been exactly sure how it works. A new study suggests it works directly ...

Obsessive, intrusive thoughts about eating – known as food noise – can be quieted through semaglutide drugs such as Ozempic, ...

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1) drugs are a class of medications used to manage type 2 diabetes and treat obesity. While many drugs in this class are relatively new, researchers are ...

A new study by UCLA Health has discovered what researchers say is the first drug to fully reproduce the effects of physical stroke rehabilitation in model mice. The findings, published in Nature ...