GLP-1 drugs currently being tested in China target complications associated with obesity such as heart disease, fatty liver ...

By Philippa TracyHidden Valley Road is the story of an American family striving for the American dream. There are 12 children: two girls and 10 boys, six diagnosed with schizophrenia, one of the first ...

Medically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MDSchizophrenia medication falls under two main categories: older, first-generation, ...

The technology behind the weekly pill is as much mechanical as it is pharmaceutical. Encased in a standard-size capsule is a ...

A once-a-week capsule can help deliver drugs to control schizophrenia symptoms The capsule expands into a six-armed star ...

A Phase 3 clinical trial of a new once-weekly risperidone pill for schizophrenia shows it delivers comparable therapeutic effects to daily treatment, offering improved convenience and potential ...

In a Phase III clinical trial conducted by MIT spinout Lyndra Therapeutics, the researchers used the once-a-week pill to deliver a widely used medication for managing the symptoms of schizophrenia ...

Researchers say people with schizophrenia are facing an "epidemic" of obesity-related diseases, with weight gain a common side effect of antipsychotic drugs.

MIT researchers developed a pill that can be taken once a week instead of daily, gradually releasing medication from within the stomach. In a phase 3 clinical trial, the treatment maintained ...

Psychedelic drugs, such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), can increase neuronal growth, which can have therapeutic effects for conditions such as schizophrenia. However, such drugs can induce ...

Whether the drug outperforms existing drugs or makes a significant dent in schizophrenia’s negative and cognitive symptoms, often the most disabling ones for people with this illness, is also ...

Supplements that may improve symptoms of schizophrenia and its treatment include omega-3 fatty acids, B vitamins, vitamin E, zinc, magnesium, and N-acetylcysteine.