While all medications carry potential side effects, certain types have been shown to increase the risk of falls, confusion ...

Evidence is mounting that GLP-1 drugs may play a role in reducing cancer risk and deaths from certain cancers.

What if a single choice could hijack your brain’s wiring, rewriting your behavior, judgment, and even your ability to survive? The human brain is an essential organ in the body, responsible for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Millions of Americans have shed pounds with help from drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound. But people who take these drugs often experience unpleasant side effects. "They lose weight, which is a positive ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." IF YOU TAKE a GLP-1 agonist like Ozempic or Zepbound, you can see changes to your waistline and your ...

Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro work primarily by reducing hunger. They mimic a hormone the body ...

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Researchers identified a key molecule that highlights how the immune system is linked to the release of dopamine.

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have revealed how the popular, low-carb ketogenic diet protects against ...