alternative medicine

Study finds that, contrary to what other research has found, a popular meditation course does not appear to alter brain structure.

An investigation finds 20 papers by Santosh Katiyar, who studied alternative treatments for cancer, include image manipulation.

Marijuana ointments as cancer treatments remain a distant prospect. 

The donation to the University of California, Irvine, is slated to fund a new college focusing on what some critics call pseudoscience and quackery.

High-dose vitamin C injections reverse the effects of a leukemia-promoting genetic deficiency.

Research suggests that a combination of mental power and conventional medicine may be better than either alone.

In the introduction to the book, author Jo Marchant describes an interaction with a mother who embraced homeopathy as the jumping off point for writing about the scientific realities of alternative medicine.

As medical marijuana businesses set up shop across the U.S., a handful of companies are taking the pharmaceutical route, guiding cannabis-derived drugs through clinical trials.

A psychedelic compound in hallucinogenic mushrooms triggers brain activity characteristic of dream states.

As more states legalize therapeutic cannabis, some caution against overprescribing the drug, the benefits of which have not been rigorously tested in clinical trials.

Government researchers conclude that homeopathic therapies do not work.

Candace Pert, who helped discover opioid receptors, has passed away at age 67.

As cholera first tore through the Europe in the mid-19th century, people tried anything to prevent the deadly disease. Then science stepped in.

A clinical trial suggesting the heart benefits of the controversial treatment draws criticism from the scientific community.

A phylogenetic study of traditional plant remedies could aid drug development.

Israeli researchers create a marijuana strain that maximizes pain relief while minimizing the high.

As nonconventional medical treatments become increasingly mainstream, we take a look at the science behind some of the most popular.

Dietary supplements can have serious side effects when mixed with prescription drugs, but not all herb-drug interactions are bad.

Researchers in the U.K. are looking to breed marijuana to make medicines for metabolic disorders, epilepsy, and other diseases.