Rhabdomyolysis is a condition in which muscle damage—often caused by drug intake—can lead to impaired kidney function and ...

Scientists mapped where drugs bind inside the body, cell by cell, to better understand benefits and side effects.

What if a single choice could hijack your brain’s wiring, rewriting your behavior, judgment, and even your ability to survive? The human brain is an essential organ in the body, responsible for ...

When you take a drug, where in your body does it actually go? For most medications, scientists can make only educated guesses about the answer to this question.

Physical dependency on prescription medications represents a complex medical reality that millions of people face daily, often without fully understanding how their bodies have adapted to require ...

GLP-1 agonists like Wegovy, Ozempic, and Mounjaro might benefit heart and brain health—but research suggests they might also cause pregnancy complications and harm some users. Weight-loss drugs are ...

The Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health held a joint workshop July 7 on reducing animal testing in research, strikingly announcing that “NIH will no longer seek proposals ...