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A cancer drug in development, G202, has had promising results in mice and is moving forward in clinical trials. A creative approach to drug design renders the molecule harmless until it reaches a tumor, where

Low doses of a commonly used atypical antipsychotic drug improved survival in a mouse model of anorexia nervosa, researchers have recently reported. The result offers promise for a common and occasionally fatal eating disorder that currently lacks approved drugs for treatment.

Teenagers who binge drink and take drugs may have differently wired brains - meaning they could be screened for their risk of substance abuse.

Married adults who undergo heart surgery are more than three times as likely as single people who have the same surgery to survive the next three months, a new study finds.

Research to be presented at the upcoming annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking behavior...

A new study has found a strong relationship between drinking during adolescence and the commission of crimes, and criminal victimization, for both genders.

Placebos are supposed to be inert controls, designed to prove a drug’s efficacy. Consequently, placebo composition is rarely documented in drug trials. Is this dangerous?

Drinking coffee has become a crucial part of the daily routine of more than 50 percent of Americans, including myself. But is this habit bad for our health, or does it do a body good?

By 2020, current scientific, business and social challenges and developments — such as R&D productivity, increased regulatory stringency and ageing populations — are likely to substantially affect many aspects of the pharmaceutical sciences.

If you could take a pill to make you temporarily smarter, would you? The use of brain-enhancing drugs in colleges continues to rise.