Recent news that aspirin performs as well as the blockbuster blood thinning drug Plavix, may not be the crowning achievement of this respected drug.

Chemotherapy is effective for cancers that have spread out, but that's a double edged sword. You don't want the drugs harming cells in places without cancer, so it would be nice if you could direct it a little.

Ever since the beginning of modern genetics, scientists believed that DNA encoded for proteins, and every protein had a task. It was that simple.

The medical world is abuzz with data to come out of a longitudinal study about the prevalence of dementia. It may be possible that advances in blood pressure and cholesterol medications are keeping the brain safer.

The class of cancer drug that stops a certain cell growth pathway called mTOR has been studied for many years, being one of the earliest cancer pathways identified.

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most mysterious of all malignancies. The scientific knowledge base of this malignancy has just expanded by volumes thanks to new understanding about a mutant gene that's in the driver's seat.

Could a shot finally help put the cigarettes down? A Boston biopharmaceutical company is exploring a new and unique method in the world of anti-smoking - a nicotine vaccine.

Drugs used to treat psychiatric conditions are often criticized. But, how do they compare to drugs used to treat other medical conditions?

Detecting lung cancer early is the best chance at curing it. Like many cancers, the larger and more advanced it becomes the harder it is to successfully treat.

Viagra may not just be for dads anymore. Drugs can often be used for multiple unrelated purposes, and it turns out sildenafil, the generic version of Viagra, might help children and young adults with heart defects.

A recent small study has found that the drug helped improve the functioning of the heart in a group of children who had a specific type of congenital heart defect.

Sildenafil is already used to treat high blood pressure in the lungs, and some...