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Alzheimer's preventative drug hope

Posted in Medicine on 13th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

Scientists have detected a number of drugs which could help protect against Alzheimer's disease, acting like statins for the brain.

Mind-altering drugs such as MDMA could be used to cure PTSD

Posted in Medicine on 3rd Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

Post-traumatic stress disorder in the U.S. has reached crisis levels. About 8 percent of Americans experience PTSD; for veterans, that number is 30 percent.

Blood pressure medicine may improve conversational skills of individuals with autism

Posted in Medicine on 2nd Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

The neurodevelopmental disorder impairs communication and can be treated with medications and therapies, but there is no cure.

New pain-relief drug shapes as less addictive alternative to morphine

Posted in Science on 31st Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

Endomorphin could provide the pain-relieving benefits of morphine, but without the unwanted side effects,

Researchers kill drug-resistant lung cancer with 50 times less chemo

Posted in Medicine on 20th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller

Paclitaxel just got more effective. Researchers packaged the drug in containers derived from a patients immune system, protecting it from being destroyed as it reaches the tumor.