Medical

A new review has found repurposing some drugs currently used for ADHD and depression could offer improvements to cognitive symptoms associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The review focused on drugs developed to stimulate the brain’s noradrenaline system.

In the quest to tackle obesity, a new study has brought a new molecule into the mix. The authors were able to demonstrate how the molecule can be targeted with treatments to prevent weight gain in mice on high-fat diets.

Researchers have homed in on new compounds that are effective at killing leukemia. The drug candidates shut down faulty mitochondria in the cancerous cells, and were found to be far more effective when paired with existing chemotherapy drugs.

Scientists have demonstrated an intriguing new variation on the CRISPR gene-editing system, which involves fixing a mutation on one chromosome by copying a healthy version from the other. “Nicking” the DNA also seemed to work better than cutting it.

In a new study, researchers have accidentally discovered that an existing cancer drug shows promise in slowing the progress of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, by changing the type of muscle fibers to be more resilient.

The sight of a mouthwatering dish can certainly be enough to send our senses into overdrive, and a new study has demonstrated how the mechanisms behind this may play an important role in type 2 diabetes.

Scientists probing the intricate machinery behind hair growth have uncovered a previously unknown role for a signaling molecule, whose messages were found to be critical to new growth and could be leveraged to address hair loss in humans.

Nobody wants to suffer physical pain if they don't have to, yet they also don't want to risk developing an addiction to pain-killing opioids. That's where a new drug-free implant comes in, as it reduces pain by cooling nerves.

Scientists probing the functions of neurons known to play a central role in hunger sensation have discovered a novel signaling pathway by which they influence tendencies to binge eat, raising the prospect of using drugs to temper food cravings.

Researchers can now assess a person’s risk of developing late-life dementia using data from a common type of bone density scan. The study revealed calcification within the abdominal aorta can double one’s risk of developing dementia over the age of 80.

Researchers continue to unravel the complex role inflammation plays in obesity, now demonstrating how cold temperatures can stimulate the release of a molecule that reverses this type of inflammation and reduces body weight in mice.

Scientists at Scripps Research investigating the cellular basis for itching have made an important discovery around the role of a certain protein, and one that could lead to new treatments of chronic conditions like eczema.

As important as CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing is, it has a relatively high error rate, which can introduce potentially harmful mutations. German researchers have now developed a more refined tool that reduces errors by nicking DNA instead of cutting it.

Human balance is known to decline with age, and an international team of researchers has provided new evidence around whether this particular ability can serve as an indicator for risk of disease and death.

A new article has offered insights into the world’s first pig-to-human heart transplant, which took place earlier this year. Researchers report the patient died unexpectedly two months after the procedure and the exact cause of death is still unclear.