Olympic athletes are barred from using hundreds of different medications and drugs. Many offer a potential advantage in endurance, muscle-building, energy, or focus. The rules have prompted ...

Researchers have developed a new computational approach that uncovers possible drugs for specific cellular targets for ...

An illustration shows how custom-made peptide molecules (shown in pink and purple) can slip through a cell membrane. (Image by Ian C. Haydon / UW Institute for Protein Design) Researchers at the ...

LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is one of the most well-known psychedelics. It’s a synthetic compound that was first synthesized in 1938 by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann. LSD is one of the most potent ...

Spanish scientists say a new study suggests that hostile and competitive young people are more likely to take illegal drugs than their calmer counterparts. The study, from the University of Cordoba, ...

Discovery could redirect drug development for disease affecting 6.7 million Americans The two AMPKα isoforms can have ...

For the first time, researchers at the University of British Columbia have demonstrated how to reliably produce an important ...

People who are just beginning treatment for high blood pressure can benefit equally from two different classes of medicine - angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor ...

Chemotherapy drugs can kill cancerous cells through several mechanisms. There are many types of chemotherapy drugs, including alkylating agents and antimetabolites. Chemotherapy drugs are unable to ...

Your liver is the largest solid organ in your body. It performs hundreds of essential tasks such as: filtering toxins out of your blood removing old blood cells creating bile, a fluid that helps break ...