Scientists make Parkinson’s drug from used plastic bottles - Researchers said the breakthrough could lead to a ‘bio-upcycling ...

Kelly Chibale says that the hunt for new drugs is kind of like a fairy-tale quest. And it takes a lot of time and patience.

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new way to alter complex drug molecules using light rather than ...

A Zambian scientist is on a quest to prevent brain drain from Africa so he's established a state-of-the-art drug discovery lab in South Africa.

One of the hottest classes of drugs in the world owes part of its origin story to a weird desert lizard with a venomous bite ...

Lab-made drugs soaked into the pages of letters, books and even legal documents are being smuggled behind bars, killing inmates and frustrating investigators.

Scientists have designed potential new diabetes drugs that reprogram insulin-resistant cells. The new compounds target a protein called PPAR gamma, which regulates fat cell and insulin metabolism.

Creating a drug that might help treat or cure a health condition in humans is a long, complex process. After developing a candidate drug that shows potential—a process that, in and of itself, can take ...

When considering the drugs most likely to cause former addicts to repeatedly relapse, opioids, cocaine, and methamphetamine ...