Category: Medication

Smoking cessation medications do not appear to increase risk of neuropsychiatric side effects, study finds

From the The Lancet media release: The smoking cessation medications varenicline and bupropion do not appear to increase the incidence of serious neuropsychiatric side effects compared to placebo, according to a… Read more »

Oxytocin has different effects on stress in male and female mice

From the University of California – Davis media release: Clinical trials are testing whether oxytocin, sometimes called the “love hormone” for its role in intimacy and social bonding, has potential as… Read more »

Children who take ADHD medicines have trouble sleeping, new study shows

From the University of Nebraska-Lincoln media release: Stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) cause sleep problems among the children who take them, a new study from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln… Read more »

Statins may reduce the occurrence of strokes due to larger artery atherosclerosis

From the Hiroshima University media release: The results of “The Japan Statin Treatment Against Recurrent Stroke (J-STARS)” study led to the hypothesis that statins reduce the occurrence of strokes due… Read more »