Drugs and cash seized during Dunedin Re-O’ Week traffic stop, man charged
Senior Sergeant Adelle Williams said getting the drugs off the street was a great result for the community.…
PET imaging reveals widespread brain receptor deficits in schizophrenia
A groundbreaking study using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging has found that patients with schizophrenia had significantly lower…
Discovery of lung protein offers hope for pulmonary fibrosis
Pulmonary fibrosis is a deadly disease where scar tissue grows in the lungs, making breathing more difficult. Approximately 2,170 Australians are diagnosed annually with…
Waikato Comanchero Sergeant at Arms Dwight Fatu jailed after FBI-led drugs investigation
While it resulted in arrests, it was also the start of a four-year-long fight by the defendants to…
Myotonia may play a much larger role in driving muscle damage than previously recognized
For decades, researchers studying myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) have focused on the disease’s underlying genetic cause: a…
Blue LED lights help chemists build complex drug molecules
In drug discovery, building complex molecules quickly is the name of the game. Chemists want molecules with increasingly…
New method improves understanding of drug delivery nanoparticles
Modern medicine increasingly relies on targeted drug delivery – a process during which tiny particles (nanoparticles) transport drugs…
Misuse of ADHD stimulant medications declines sharply among young adults
Misuse of stimulant medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has declined sharply. In 2023, approximately 3.7% of…
University of Malaga scientists find way to improve morphine treatments
Scientists at the Department of Cell Biology of the University of Malaga have taken a step forward in…
New artificial intelligence model reveals invisible multiple sclerosis lesions
One of the uncomfortable truths about multiple sclerosis is that the part of the brain likely to reveal…
Colorado can’t cap price of arthritis drug Enbrel, judge rules
Colorado can’t cap the price of arthritis medication Enbrel while a lawsuit challenging the state’s drug affordability board’s…
New pair of techniques can speed up the search for better tuberculosis drugs
Tuberculosis, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the world’s deadliest single-agent caused infection, responsible for 1.23…