Pharmacology

Researchers have developed and tested a modified enzyme called CocE that can break down cocaine into inactive products nearly 1,000 times faster than the human body does regularly. In combination with previous studies that demonstrate CocE's effective ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 27 2010 - 1:52pm

Want To Take Part In A Dark Chocolate Study? Do It For Science

Not sure chocolate can save the world? Here is your chance to take part in a study to find out. Volunteers selected will have chocolate delivered to their homes and be encouraged to eat 50g of it every day for eight weeks as part of a new research study ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2010 - 4:05pm

Resveratrol: The Backlash

“Is it schadenfreude, or is it something else?” It is a question Harvard professor David Sinclair asks himself a lot of late. No wonder. Just about everyone doing cell biology has something—and usually critical—to say of him these days. There are loudmout ...

Article - Greg Critser - May 7 2010 - 9:41am

Biological Passports: The Answer To Doping In Pro Sports?

Steroid use has been a serious problem in professional sports for many years now. Famous baseball players, Olympic athletes, pro wrestlers and many others have been caught using performance enhancing substances. Concern over the practice has come from fear ...

Article - Cameron J English - May 10 2010 - 3:58pm

Viagra Use May Cause Hearing Loss

A new study has found an association between hearing loss and the use of the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra. The findings, published in Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, suggest a potential for long-term hearing loss following use of Viag ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2011 - 10:05am

Performance Enhancing Drugs For... Poker Players?

It's pretty common to have a level of skepticism regarding modern athletes and performance-enhancing drugs. A few users taint the entire field, especially if it brings some success. Baseball, football, cycling... all elite members are under scruti ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 1 2010 - 6:25pm

‘Biological Passport’ Gets Support For Growth Hormone Doping In Sports

Bbiomarkers of growth hormone doping are not subject to the same natural fluctuations as growth hormone itself, says a new study which could help sporting authorities worldwide catch athletes that use it to boost their performance. Published in the journ ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2010 - 4:48pm

Felbamate- A Review Of An Amazing But Potentially Dangerous Anti-epileptic

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Article - Keith Zimmerman - Jun 11 2010 - 11:21am

1 Million Reproductive Treatments Documented In Germany

Dr. Klaus Buhler, President of the German IVF Register, has reported the one-millionth treatment cycle in reproductive medicine recorded by the IVF Register in Germany this year. Presently, ninety per cent of all centers for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) i ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jun 24 2010 - 11:20am

Homeopathy's Downward Spiral Continues

Homeopathy's origin should be a clue to why there is no evidence to show it has ever worked. In the words of Samuel Hahnemann, the German physician at a time when being an M.D. was not a mark of respect, believed "The vital force that animates t ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jul 2 2010 - 10:52am