SHANGHAI, Jan 27 (Reuters) - China's medicine regulator has ordered a halt to the import, sale and usage of a drug used to ...

"Life is taken away from these children before they even have a chance to live it," says Megan Kempf of her two children, who ...

Questionable prescribing of CNS-active drugs persists ...

Many seniors with dementia are being put at risk by brain-altering medications linked to falls, confusion and hospitalization ...

“Pothead” could one day get a whole new meaning. A new study suggests low doses of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in ...

Researchers analyzed Medicare claims data to find that an estimated 25 percent of dementia patients were prescribed risky medications, including antidepressants and antipsychotics.

Holly Nayler, a 5-year-old from Essex, battles CLN2 Batten disease, a rare and fatal childhood dementia. With hundreds of ...

A new genetic study suggests that obesity and high blood pressure may play a direct role in causing dementia, not just increasing the risk. By analyzing data from large populations in Denmark and the ...

Researchers have developed smart nanoparticles that can seek out and destroy disease-causing proteins the body can’t normally eliminate. Unlike traditional drugs, these particles can reach ...

The family were told of her diagnosis of CLN2 Battens Disease, a type of childhood dementia, on March 26, 2024, as James ...

In 2024, the ​USFDA issued a warning letter to Sun Pharma alleging 'significant violations' of 'current good manufacturing ...

At a recent party, another guest, a nurse, asked what I do for a living. I explained that as a health policy researcher, my ...