August 11, 2016 Brain chemical dopamine bounces back after quitting smoking The brain makes less dopamine, a chemical involved in both pleasure and addiction, when people smoke but this temporary deficit may be reversed when smokers kick the habit, a small experiment suggests.
August 11, 2016 US to allow more marijuana research, sources say The U.S. government will announce on Thursday that it will allow more research into marijuana but has rejected requests to relax the classification of the substance as a dangerous, highly addictive drug with no medical use, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
August 10, 2016 Researchers identify amount of exercise needed to lower risk of 5 diseases Doctors often tout how exercise can help ward off disease, but previous research hasn’t concluded just how much physical activity is needed to reap those benefits.
August 10, 2016 Smoking raises brain-lining hemorrhage risk more for women Smokers, especially female smokers, have a higher risk of subarachnoid hemorrhage - bleeding inside the lining of the brain - compared with nonsmokers, according to a new study.
August 9, 2016 Thousands of women took Sanofi epilepsy drug despite risk to fetuses: media More than 10,000 pregnant women in France took Sanofi's anti-epilepsy drug Depakine between 2007 and 2014 although the risk of fetus malformation was known, according to a study quoted by French satirical weekly Le Canard Enchaine.
August 9, 2016 Mediterranean diet may help maintain brain health Elderly people who follow a Mediterranean-style diet may benefit from better brain health and a lower risk for cognitive impairment later in life, according to a new U.S. study.
August 9, 2016 Eisai: FDA confirms enough data to move Alzheimer's drug to Phase III studies Japan's Eisai Co said on Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had confirmed that there was sufficient data to start Phase III studies of a drug it is co-developing to treat early Alzheimer's disease.
August 8, 2016 Family of 5-year-old California girl 'locked' in her body remain optimistic for cure When she was 2 years old, Magnolia “Maggie” Tesler, had hit all of her developmental milestones, but was starting to lose some of the words she learned in her young life.
August 5, 2016 Can acupuncture improve dementia symptoms? While acupuncture is often associated with relieving stress or muscle pain, researchers now believe it may also help improve symptoms of dementia.
