A shoutout to the wind for proving it’s always a prime player in our coastal weather game. Sunday evening saw local gusts ...

There is no one pathway or mechanism by which anti-anxiety drugs ... This information helps researchers assess the mode of action and effectiveness of drugs in development. It is also used in ...

The question of putative mechanisms of action continues to haunt psychopharmacology. Put simply, we know these drugs work, but we have very little idea how. We make guesses based on the ...

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic interrupted much respiratory research. Respiratory clinical academics joined colleagues in providing clinical care, and global research efforts were directed to finding new ...

Ketamine has received a Hollywood makeover. It used to be known as a rave drug (street name special K) and cat anesthetic.

Using a series of more than 1,000 X-ray snapshots of the shapeshifting of enzymes in action, researchers at Stanford ...

Ativan (lorazepam) and Xanax (alprazolam) are very similar, and one isn't stronger than the other. However, they differ in how fast and long they work, as well as their dosage forms. Here's how: Onset ...

A virus originally found in animals, mpox -- which causes the disease of the same name -- is now circulating in humans. Since 2022, it has been the cause of major epidemics spreading outside endemic ...