Taking a dose of the oral antibiotic doxycycline after a high-risk sexual encounter has dramatically reduced the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in places where the strategy is ...

Doxycycline, a broad-spectrum antibiotic commonly used to treat infections and acne, may help reduce the risk for schizophrenia in high-risk adolescents, new research suggests. A Finnish registry ...

Welcome to Impact Factor, your weekly dose of commentary on a new medical study. I’m Dr F. Perry Wilson from the Yale School of Medicine. The use of doxycycline in childhood may protect against the ...

Small amounts of a common antibiotic and anti-inflammatory drug can curb symptoms where a misplaced immune reaction (e.g., autoimmunity) can cause permanent hair loss, a new study shows. This regimen ...

Researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have demonstrated that doxycycline, a commonly available and inexpensive antibiotic, can improve ...

Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) is a method of reducing transmission rates of certain bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It involves taking an oral dose of doxycycline, ...

* Teens treated with doxycycline had 30-35% lower odds of developing schizophrenia later. * The antibiotic may protect the brain by reducing inflammation and abnormal neural pruning. // * Researchers ...

Small amounts of a common antibiotic and anti-inflammatory drug can curb symptoms where a misplaced immune reaction (e.g., autoimmunity) can cause permanent hair loss, a new study shows. This regimen ...