Dr. Tommy Wood warns GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy can shrink brain tissue when caloric restriction cuts off vital ...

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 ...

Psychedelic drugs are being investigated as scientific and clinical tools, but the brain mechanisms behind their effects remain unclear. Earlier brain imaging studies in small cohorts from single ...

Different psychedelic drugs have a strikingly similar effect on networks in the brain, finds the most comprehensive analysis so far of the mind-altering substances. The work, published in Nature ...

Two years ago the city of Copenhagen offered to supply addicts with heroin. Local politicians hoped that the move would keep addicts from committing crimes and frequenting emergency rooms. Junkie ...

Bay Area heat advisory runs to 10 p.m. Thursday, with inland highs near 105. An ozone alert adds risk for heart and lung patients, kids, and seniors. Surprise Medical Bill Protections Still Shield ...

Doctors have prescribed metformin for type 2 diabetes since the 1950s. It works: reliably, cheaply, and with a safety record ...

One way to look at addiction is to consider it a form of learning, a type of learning that is extremely effective in its ability to affect the adolescent brain, report researchers working under an NIH ...