fMRI brain imaging illuminates magic mushrooms' psychedelic effects
Brain scans of people under the influence of the psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, have given scientists the most detailed picture to date of how psychedelic drugs work. The findings of two studies being ...
Neuroscience
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Goodbye cold sores
Herpes infections on the lips, in the eyes or on the nose are painful, long-lasting and unpleasant. A new 3D herpes infection model brings hope: active ingredients and new treatments can be reliably tested ...
Medical research
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Natural pain relief from poisonous shrub
An extract of the poisonous shrub Jatropha curcas acts as a strong painkiller and may have a mode of action different from conventional analgesics, such as morphine and other pharmaceuticals. Details of tests are reported in the ...
Medical research
Jul 11, 2011 |
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Stopping HIV transmission with a molecular barrier
Using a technique that silences genes promoting infection, researchers have developed a novel, topically-applied molecular microbicide capable of preventing HIV transmission. The microbicide is predicted to have long-lasting ...
HIV & AIDS
May 16, 2011 |
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Study solves structure of 'salvia receptor', reveals how salvinorin A interacts with it
At the molecular level, drugs like salvinorin A (the active ingredient of the hallucinogenic plant Salvia divinorum) work by activating specific proteins, known as receptors, in the brain and body. Salvin ...
Medical research
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Ancient heart drug activates body's own protective mechanisms in blood vessels
An ancient heart drug that's inspired the work of herbalists and poets for centuries may treat a condition that plagues millions of overstressed and overweight Americans today.
Medications
Jun 14, 2012 |
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Tefina, a 'female Viagra', currently being studied
Tefina, the first testosterone based intranasal gel, has been in part developed by the ULg's Galenic Pharmacy Laboratory. It is currently at the stage of testing before being marketed by the Canadian company, ...
Medications
Nov 19, 2012 |
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Cannabis: Pill better than smoking for pain relief
Marijuana provides greater pain relief when taken in pill form than when it is smoked, according to a study published on Monday that touches on a controversial medical issue.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 22, 2013 |
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Indirubin -- Component Of Chinese herbal remedy might block brain tumor's spread
The active ingredient in a traditional Chinese herbal remedy might help treat deadly brain tumors, according to a new study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer ...
Cancer
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Cannabis extract eases muscle stiffness typical of multiple sclerosis
Cannabis seems to ease the painful muscle stiffness typical of multiple sclerosis, indicate phase III trial results, published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.
Neuroscience
Oct 09, 2012 |
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Grapefruit-medication interactions increasing
The number of prescription drugs that can have serious adverse effects from interactions with grapefruit are markedly increasing, yet many physicians may be unaware of these effects, states an article published in CMAJ (Canad ...
Medications
Nov 26, 2012 |
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Drugs for diabetes: Scientists test the power of plants
(Medical Xpress)—New drugs to treat diabetes are being developed by scientists at the University of Greenwich.
Diabetes
Jan 16, 2013 |
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Doubling up on cold, flu remedies may harm liver
(HealthDay)—Taking too much acetaminophen, an active ingredient in many commonly used drugs for fever and pain relief, including Tylenol, can cause liver damage, experts at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Medications
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Researchers make important link between active ingredient in saffron and multiple sclerosis
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered that an active ingredient in the Persian spice saffron may be a potential treatment for diseases involving neuroinflammation, such as multiple sclerosis.
Medical research
Nov 04, 2011 |
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Using Viagra to combat malignant melanoma
Many tumors cause chronic inflammations, which, in their turn, suppress specific attacks against the tumor by the immune system. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center and Medical Faculty Mannheim ...
Cancer
Nov 08, 2011 |
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