A promising “two-in-one” experimental drug could tackle both type 2 diabetes and heart disease by slashing cholesterol and ...

Even as they await the results of toxicology tests, Long Island cops are on the hunt for the drug peddlers they believe supplied the fatal dose that killed a stunning Irish swimwear designer earlier ...

Some "designer drugs" may be in a legal gray area, but their actions on the brain are similar to those of illegal drugs and could be just as dangerous, new research suggests. "It's important to know ...

Mistry described Scp776 as a “designer drug.” She explained that IGF-1 receptors are abundant throughout the body, and IGF-1 ...

Deadly designer drugs could be more easily detected using a high-tech new method, say scientists. Some new drugs replicate the effects of known illicit substances, but can't presently be identified in ...

Mass spectrometer instruments (top image) can help detect known, illicit drugs in human urine. For new psychoactive substances, a computer-predicted database provides theoretical mass spectra (bottom ...

Manatee County could become the second county in Florida to completely ban kratom and other designer drugs. A kratom shop sign at Centuries Harvest Kratom, 3207 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton is pictured ...

How does one identify something no one has a test for? Designer drugs replicate the effects of known, illicit drugs but evade law enforcement. The chemical structure variations that help these ...