Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. Physicians test narcolepsy treatments by checking whether the drugs help people to fall asleep and stay asleep throughout the night.Credit: Lucia Graphus/Alamy The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind drug to treat the
Physicians test new narcolepsy treatments by checking whether the drugs help people to fall asleep and stay asleep throughout the night.Credit: Lucia Graphus/Alamy Earlier this month, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug designed to treat the root cause of narcolepsy, a condition that affects millions of people by causing extreme sleepiness
Tadalafil – better known by its brand name Cialis – is one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for erectile dysfunction. But in some biohacking and wellness circles, it’s increasingly being repurposed for an entirely different reason. Online clinics and influential figures are promoting it as a kind of all-purpose longevity drug – delivering benefits
An injection of the new drug lenacapavir provides six months of protection against infection by HIV. Osodi Emmanuel/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Osodi Emmanuel/Reuters Kalisizo, Uganda — Along the deeply rutted red dirt roads of central Uganda’s Lake Victoria coast, there is little for miles beyond banana groves and bustling markets. The landscape is unassuming
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke’s death in May was caused by the “effects of heroin and cocaine”, the Los Angeles authorities have revealed. The County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner ruled that the death was accidental., external The 29-year-old was found unresponsive in a bedroom at a house in San Fernando Valley on
A drug user uses a test strip on Aug. 22, 2018, in New York, to see if fentanyl has been added to heroin, which could increase the risk of overdose. Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo hide caption toggle caption Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo Last year, Baltimore had three mass overdose incidents in the span of three months in
