BBC News hears from users, dealers, prison and recovery workers as the country battles with a deadly new drug epidemic.

A cell-type-resolved genetic screen shows that KCNIP2, a potassium-channel accessory protein, emerges as a protective ...

A new study shows taurine and pyridoxal phosphate synergistically enhance GABA synthesis via GAD67, allowing valproate to ...

I have decided to switch from the patch type to the gel type of hormone replacement therapy.It has been a little while since ...

Statins are widely prescribed medications that reduce LDL ("bad") cholesterol and are proven to lower the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular problems. Despite their strong track ...

Dexmedetomidine administration is rising in opioid use disorder-related hospitalizations due to medetomidine appearing in illicit fentanyl.

Unregulated erectile dysfunction drugs were among the contraband items found during a raid on west London shops that led to ...

The potential health benefits of taking a fiber supplement include improved bowel movements, lower cholesterol and better ...

Scientists have spent decades trying to get medicine across the blood-brain barrier. Two treatments for a rare genetic ...

One injection of lacosamide every four weeks prevented cartilage loss more effectively than a daily oral dose in preclinical ...

The most common side effects are gastrointestinal—nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and constipation. The drugs have also been ...