But weight loss alone does not explain the drugs’ benefits. Both Holst and Sattar pointed to a discontinued GLP-1 drug once ...

He added, 'We will begin large-scale research for the development of addiction treatment for alcohol, nicotine, and opioid ...

Initial research has focused on obesity, but Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro may potentially be used for addiction, heart ...

In fact, an analysis published by a group of researchers in The BMJ suggested that consuming refined carbohydrates or fats ...

Everything we do changes our brain in some way. The very act of reading this sentence will (very) subtly alter your brain chemistry. However, drugs of abuse such as cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy set ...

The country’s aging population faces a surge in neurodegenerative conditions and simultaneous crises in addiction, mental health disorders ... do this so that we can leverage those molecular ...

In what appears to be a last-ditch effort to limit the harms of smoking before its term ends, the Biden administration has ...

Although nicotine appears to be the beneficial ingredient, the precise mechanism of action remains unclear. As the cause of ulcerative colitis remains unknown there is much opportunity for ...

When a physician prescribes these drugs for long periods they are overprescribing, and this mechanism – prescribing for continuous long periods (rather than prescriptions of high dosage) is not the ...

Defense mechanisms are rooted in Freud’s theory of personality.According to his model, the mind has three dueling forces: the id (unconscious and primitive urges for food, comfort, and sex), the ...

Aug. 8, 2024 — A new study suggests that cannabis, the most commonly used illicit substance worldwide, is associated with an increased occurrence of head and neck ... New Study Finds 40-Percent ...

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