11 July 2023
Wegovy and Ozempic have made headlines, but a new wave of more effective drugs like Mounjaro have the potential to end obesity altogether. How will they work and are they safe?
12 April 2023
Tests of marijuana sold legally in Colorado found that most products contained significantly less THC, the main psychoactive component, than was listed on the packaging
15 March 2023
Genetic differences in how people metabolise caffeine may influence how overweight they are, but this doesn't mean drinking more coffee will make you slimmer
8 September 2022
Ketamine appears to be more effective as an antidepressant in mouse experiments if they are conducted by a male researcher, raising questions about other studies in mice
1 June 2022
As psychedelic medicine edges toward the mainstream, some are trying to make drugs that offer therapeutic benefits without the mind-altering experience. But the experience might be key to how psychedelics transform people's lives
24 May 2022
Even when cannabis is legalised, some users still prefer to stick with their usual illegal sources, which can be cheaper and easier to access
11 April 2022
A robot with thin magnetic plates at each end can be steered and compressed using external magnetic fields so it releases an accurate dose of medicine
10 March 2022
Trends in cigarette and e-cigarette use among 16 to 24-year-olds in England suggest that vaping doesn’t encourage more young people to start smoking
15 November 2021
An artificial intelligence can identify designer drugs that have similar effects to substances such as cocaine and heroin, but which can’t be detected by current tests
20 October 2021
Standard clinical trials used to test new medicines are slow and cumbersome. The pandemic has shown that a new kind of trial is far quicker, but is it reliable enough?
