Drugs: For Kids-and the Occasional Interested Parent
8 Vote(s)
August 13, 2010
August 5, 2010
Drugs, Death, and Disconcerting Dilemmas
An Overview of Antipsychotic Use in Older Adults
7 Vote(s)
7 Vote(s)
Comments Off
June 2, 2010
Poker Players Use Drugs To Enhance Performance
A Nova Southeastern University study recently presented at a national conference found that 80 percent of poker players around the world reported using drugs and other substances to enhance their performance in poker...
8 Vote(s)
8 Vote(s)
Comments Off
January 29, 2010
Stopping schizophrenia before it starts?
Scientists have found that schizophrenia can be "prevented" with the early-life provision of anti-schizophrenic drugs in laboratory animals.
8 Vote(s)
8 Vote(s)
Comments Off
January 15, 2010
The museum of narcoculture
The Washington Post has an absolutely astounding gallery that looks inside the Mexico's 'Museum of Drugs' that is only open to government and army officials and chronicles the ongoing narcowar.It's not only a museum of drugs samples and smuggling methods, it also captures some of the culture of the narcotraffickers - including captured diamond encrusted guns and items from branded clothing create
6 Vote(s)
6 Vote(s)
Comments Off
September 4, 2009
Predicting Antidepressant Response with EEG
One of the limitations of antidepressants is that they don't always work. Worse, they don't work in an unpredictable way. Some people benefit from some drugs, and others don't, but there's no way of knowing in advance what will happen in any particular case - or of telling which pill is right for which person.As a result, drug treatment for depression generally involves starting with a cheap medi
8 Vote(s)
8 Vote(s)
Comments Off
June 16, 2009
Aripiprazole, Dopamine, and Well-Being - Science or Selling Point?
Suppose you were a drug company, and you've invented a new drug. It's OK, but it's no better than the competition. How do you convince people to buy it?You need a selling point - something that sets your product apart. Fortunately, with drugs, you have plenty of options. You could look into the pharmacology - the chemistry of how your drug works in the body - and find something unique there. Then
15 Vote(s)
15 Vote(s)
Comments Off
May 29, 2009
Flipping The Brain’s Addiction Switch Without Drugs
Researchers investigating how the brain becomes drug dependent have now implicated a naturally occurring protein, a dose of which allowed them to get rats hooked with no drugs at all. The finding could suggest ways to medically counteract the effects of drug addiction.
16 Vote(s)
16 Vote(s)
Comments Off
May 9, 2009
Drugs That Target HDAC2 Gene Reversed Alzheimer’s In Mice
Building on earlier research where mice with symptoms of Alzheimer's disease regained long-term memories and the ability to learn, US researchers have now pinpointed the exact gene involved and shown that drugs that target the gene reverse the effect of Alzheimer's and boost cognitive function in mice.
8 Vote(s)
8 Vote(s)
Comments Off
May 5, 2009
Oregon House passes bill allowing psychologists to prescribe drugs (The Oregonian)
The legislation would require therapists get master's in psychopharmacology
15 Vote(s)
15 Vote(s)
Comments Off