A type of drug used to treat patients with movement disorders appears to cause unusual sexual urges and other erratic ...

Women who were prescribed medication to deal with a neurological disorder that impacts one in 10 Americans have said that the ...

A COMMON drug prescribed to treat restless leg syndrome and Parkinson’s can trigger disturbing side effects, experts have warned. Women have come forward reporting how the medicine has led ...

A class of drugs commonly used to treat movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease and restless leg syndrome is pushing people into risky sexual behavior. Patients taking dopamine agonists say ...

Dopamine-receptor agonists, used to treat Parkinson's disease and restless legs syndrome, have been linked to impulse-control disorders like hypersexuality and compulsive gambling. Studies highlight ...

Prevalence rates of what GSK calls "deviant" sexual behaviours caused by the drugs are unknown and tend to be under-reported ...

A new report says doctors failed to warn patients of the extreme side effects. Patients were not sufficiently worn about ...

The process starts with visual, mental or physical sexual stimulation, triggering the brain to release dopamine, which ...

Since 1999, the American opioid epidemic has killed more than half a million people, and the staggering majority have been ...

Getting a headache and feeling sick are common side-effects for many medicines. Indulging in risky sexual behaviour or pathological gambling – not so common. But a BBC investigation has highlighted ...

According to a new study by WashU Medicine researchers, male and female rats with a chronic pain condition release different ...

Here, we’ll look at five of the most addictive substances and explain how they impact the brain in simple terms. Heroin is an ...