Everyone Was Wrong About Antipsychotics
Next, Parker wondered how general this effect is. Most antipsychotics developed over the past 70 years stick to dopamine receptors, but a new generation binds to other sites, like acetylcholine …
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Ghost guns and fentanyl are killing America
This past June, Philadelphia became the latest major American city to sue the manufacturers of “ghost guns” – the DIY firearms easily assembled from kits and components often acquired on …
AEG handed out 4,600 doses of anti-overdose drug Naloxone at concerts
July was a hot month for music in Denver with events like the Global Dance Festival, Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, and the Underground Music Showcase taking center stage. But it …
The First Pill for Postpartum Depression Is Almost Here
About one in eight women in the United States experiences postpartum depression after giving birth. Soon, there may finally be a convenient, fast-acting medication to treat it—if the Food and …
‘Stop making people feel bad’
Shame is not the name of the game, apparently. Plastic surgeon to the stars Dr. Terry Dubrow is urging others not to “shame” those who take weight-loss drugs like Ozempic. …
Ticks and the Diseases They Carry Are Spreading. Can This Drug Stamp Them Out?
Back to the study. The Connecticut group chose a site where they could monitor a small, contained deer herd: a peninsula jutting into Long Island Sound where the property surrounding …
The US Finally Approved an Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill. Here’s What to Know
Early clinical trials of norgestrel, the active ingredient in Opill, have shown that the pills can be up to 98 percent effective at preventing pregnancy, but only when the drug …
Silk Road’s Second-in-Command, Variety Jones, Gets 20 Years in Prison
Nearly ten years ago, the sprawling dark-web drug market known as the Silk Road was torn offline in a law enforcement operation coordinated by the FBI, whose agents arrested the …