While Rare, a Disease Linked to Vision Loss Could Impact Ozempic Users
People who use semaglutide, the active ingredient in diabetes and weight-loss medications like Ozempic, face twice the risk of developing...
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Propranolol reduces tremors in Parkinson’s disease
The standard medication levodopa does not always work against tremors in Parkinson's disease, especially in stressful situations. Propranolol, however, does...
Do We Need CV Risk Equations to Guide Statin Use?
An individual’s estimated risk of having a heart attack or stroke in the next 1src years is widely used to...
AI may help researchers with medical chart review, study finds
Stanford Medicine researchers have built an artificial intelligence tool that can read thousands of doctors' notes in electronic medical records...
How fungi make a key medicinal molecule
For roughly a century, ever since Alexander Fleming's accidental discovery of penicillin in 1928, fungi have proven to be a...
First successful clinical trial of VU319 brings Alzheimer's treatment one step closer
Researchers at the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, a clinical stage biotech within the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine...
What is metformin’s secret sauce?
Millions of people take metformin, a Type 2 diabetes medication that lowers blood sugar. The "wonder drug" has also been...
Medication abortions may be more painful than women expect, study finds
Many women are surprised by how much pain they experience during a medication abortion, a study published Tuesday in the...
Texas AG Ken Paxton just broke a fragile abortion truce between states
A fragile truce between the states on abortion just collapsed: Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit...
Nano drug delivery system heralds safer era for drug development
A team of University of Melbourne researchers from the Caruso Nanoengineering Group has created an innovative drug delivery system with...
Parents Lose Sleep to Kids’ Eczema
Dermatology > Atopy — Study details frequent sleep loss, sleep medication use in pediatric atopic dermatitis families by Kate Kneisel,...
CSL receives positive opinion for garadacimab in hereditary angioedema
New treatment could revolutionise care for HAE patients Global biotechnology leader CSL has announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA)...
Beckley Psytech announces positive results for ELE-101 in depression trial
Phase 2a study shows promising antidepressant effects Beckley Psytech has announced positive topline results from its phase 2a study of...
New drug shows promise against Duchenne muscular dystrophy
A novel drug holds promise for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder that causes severe muscle degeneration....
“Blessing and a curse”: Kratom helps many get off other drugs but carries its own risks
For Andy, kratom produces a similar effect to the opioids he was once addicted to, giving him enough energy to...
Award of Merit, Manufacturing: Zoetis Expansion
Achieving the earliest possible product-to-market date drove the project team to perform design and construction in tandem.Photo courtesy Jacobs Zoetis...
Breakthrough of the Year: A drug that prevents HIV infection, providing six months of protection per shot
As its 2024 Breakthrough of The Year, Science has named the development of lenacapavir - a promising new injectable drug...
Stuffy Noses and Scratchy Throats? Fix Your Cold with These At-Home Hacks
The common cold may be “common,” but that doesn’t mean you can’t be completely miserable when you have it. Your...
Paracetamol may not be as safe as perceived in older people, according to a new study
New research, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that repeated doses of paracetamol in people aged...
Women Largely Unaware of ASM Risks, More Education Needed
LOS ANGELES — The majority of women with epilepsy are inadequately educated about the potential risks associated with anti-seizure medications...
