Findings from the 2019 Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey demonstrate the appeal of vaping to…
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Drugs are substances used to prevent, diagnose, treat, or cure diseases and medical conditions, playing a central role in modern healthcare. This field spans pharmacology, chemistry, biology, and clinical research, exploring how drugs interact with the body, how they’re developed, and how they’re safely delivered to patients. From life-saving antibiotics and cancer therapies to vaccines and mental health treatments, pharmaceutical research drives innovation in improving human health and longevity. Ongoing studies focus on drug efficacy, resistance, side effects, personalized medicine, and the development of new treatments for emerging and chronic illnesses.
Fingerprint Test Can Distinguish Between Those Who Have Handled or Taken Heroin A state-of-the-art fingerprint…
The UNC School of Medicine lab of Zoe McElligott, PhD, found that alcohol consumption is…
Scarring in their brain’s white matter does more harm than previously thought. It’s quite possible…
Marijuana use is increasing among adults and often co-occurs with other substance use; therefore, it…
Opioids play an important role in how cancer patients manage pain, but the ongoing opioid…
Cannabis Found Not to Be a Substitute for Opioids There has been interest in cannabis…
UC Davis physicians advise caution, collaboration with patients on tapering plans. Stigma and safety fears…
Coating particles with “right-handed” molecules could help them penetrate cancer cells more easily. MIT engineers…
A new study published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research on November 4, 2019, published by…
Study points to need for programs to prevent drug-related harm among workers in risky industry.…
A seven-year project monitoring illicit drug use in 37 countries via wastewater samples shows that…
General practitioners stopped giving alcohol advice to patients when they stopped being paid to do…
Washington State University researchers have developed a novel way to identify previously unrecognized antibiotic-resistance genes…
Synthetic opioid overdose deaths in the United States soared from less than 3,000 in 2013…
The healthcare market is failing to support new antibiotics used to treat some of the…
Concerns over the opioid epidemic have sparked a strong scientific interest in why some people…
The highly anticipated Breaking Bad movie El Camino storyline focusing on drug production is more…