This post was coauthored by Gabriella P. Oettinger and Juan M. Dominguez, Ph.D. As we begin the new school year, the importance of understanding the challenges and risks that students face becomes ...

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The UBTV video, overlaid with text reading ‘how often should I take breaks from MDMA’, was presented by a spokesperson from The Drop, part of Bristol Drugs Project, which offers information and ...

Scientists at UC Davis created a new class of serotonin-targeting molecules using a light-driven chemical method. UC Davis scientists have created a light-based technique that converts amino acids — t ...

Metformin has been prescribed to people with type 2 diabetes to manage blood sugar for more than 60 years, but scientists haven't been exactly sure how it works. A new study suggests it works directly ...

Researchers identified a key molecule that highlights how the immune system is linked to the release of dopamine.