Filing away uninteresting or negative research may have caused our knowledge of antidepressant drugs to become skewed
News - 17 January 2008
The drug bupropion can enable athletes to perform better in hot conditions, but experts warn its use could cause heatstroke
News - 14 January 2008
Exposure to nicotine as a teenager may cause the brain's white matter to develop abnormally, suggest researchers
News - 03 January 2008
Male flies that develop homosexual tendencies when drunk may help reveal how alcohol affects human sexual behaviour, say researchers
Breaking News - 03 January 2008
Puff for puff, cannabis smoke contains significantly more chemicals and carcinogens than tobacco smoke
News - 19 December 2007
Mice engineered to lack a key brain receptor do not develop a craving for the highly addictive drug
News - 04 December 2007
Far from being a waste of money, reward schemes can help addicts quit, keep kids in school, and boost uptake of healthcare
Features - 22 November 2007
Want people to temper their drinking habits? Then ditch the carrot and reach for the stick, says a report by a UK think tank
News - 16 November 2007
As Californian cities ban smoking in outdoor public spaces, one researcher questions the evidence used to justify such tough action
News - 10 November 2007
Drinking alcohol to excess can cause bladders to rupture, warn doctors who have treated the first cases of women with such injuries
Breaking News - 09 November 2007
Brain injections of lidocaine, commonly used by dentists to numb patients' gums, temporarily help rats overcome addiction to amphetamines
Breaking News - 25 October 2007
The drug which still needs approval can be given to sufferers without them having to completely dry out first
Breaking News - 10 October 2007
The eating condition affects the brain in a similar way to psychostimulant drugs, say researchers, possibly indicating targets for new treatments
Breaking News - 02 October 2007
The US Drug Enforcement Administration smashes a global distribution network for steroids, growth hormone, and other illicit bodybuilding drugs
News - 01 October 2007
Don Catlin detected the "designer" steroid THG in 2003 - exposing a drugs scandal that is still reverberating around the sporting world
Interview - 08 August 2007
NASA currently does not allow its astronauts to imbibe in orbit, but over the years, many space farers have enjoyed a tipple
Breaking News - 31 July 2007
Marijuana users have a 41% increased chance of developing psychosis later in life than those who never use the drug, according to a new report
Breaking News - 27 July 2007
The lure of the plant's active compound, THC, seems to be greater for young rats compared to older ones - but so are its dangers
News - 25 July 2007
Disrupting an enzyme involved in alcohol metabolism could help people quit drinking
News - 23 June 2007
Risky drinking including consumption of non-beverage alcohols like antiseptics is linked to 43% of deaths among working-age Russian men
Breaking News - 15 June 2007
Analysing perspiration could make monitoring drug addicts more reliable
News - 28 April 2007
Increasing numbers of students are facing random drug tests, but can they have faith in their accuracy?
Breaking News - 22 April 2007
Injecting the active compound of marijuana, THC, into tumour sites appears to slash the growth of lung cancers by 60%
Breaking News - 18 April 2007
Studies in rats suggest the drug causes a brain surge of oxytocin - the hormone that helps bond couples, as well as mothers to their babies
News - 07 April 2007
Determined to stop their students consuming alcohol at weekends, staff in a US school are using a controversial screening method
News - 14 February 2007
Taking cholesterol supplements during pregnancy may prevent at-risk mothers from causing alcohol-related damage to their growing fetus
Breaking News - 22 January 2007
The majority of people who die after falling down the stairs have been hitting the booze
News - 04 January 2007
How yeast acquired the talent that led to the birth of booze
Features - 23 December 2006
Small amounts of alcohol could protect against rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new study in mice
Breaking News - 18 December 2006
Even small amounts of ecstasy can reduce blood flow to some areas of the brain and interfere with users' memory
Breaking News - 28 November 2006
Smokers who believe they can avoid fatal disease by reducing their cigarette consumption may be sorely mistaken, a new study suggests
Breaking News - 28 November 2006
