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Study paves way to design drugs aimed at multiple protein targets at once

An international research collaboration led by scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and the University of Dundee, in the U.K., have developed a way to efficiently and effectively ...

Medical research created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discovery of brain's natural resistance to drugs may offer clues to treating addition

A single injection of cocaine or methamphetamine in mice caused their brains to put the brakes on neurons that generate sensations of pleasure, and these cellular changes lasted for at least a week, according ...

Neuroscience created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New research expands understanding of psychoactive medication use among children in foster care

A few months after the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report on the use of psychoactive drugs by children in foster care in five states, a national study from PolicyLab at The Children's Hospital ...

Health created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Workplace bullying ups risk of prescriptions for anxiety, depression, insomnia

Witnessing or being on the receiving end of bullying at work heightens the risk of employees being prescribed antidepressants, sleeping pills, and tranquillisers, finds research published in BMJ Open.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The potential of psilocybin to alleviate psychological distress in cancer patients is revealed

Improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of cancers in recent years have led to a marked increase in patients' physical survival rates. While doctors can treat the physical disease, what is not well understood is how best ...

Cancer created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Designer drugs on the rise, serious health risk, UN reports

Designer drugs are multiplying at a worrying rate and increasingly sending users to hospital, a UN-affiliated report said Tuesday, calling for international efforts to stem the spread of these substances.

Addiction created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

EU drugs watchdog warns of 'legal highs' surge

The rapid emergence of synthetic new drugs, often sold online as "legal highs," represents a significant challenge for policy makers in the coming decade, a European Union drugs agency said Tuesday.

Health created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0