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Medications change our gut microbiome in predictable ways, research reveals
Our gut microbiome is made up of trillions of bacteria and other microbes living in our intestines. These help our... Read more -
How a new drug kills sleeping sickness parasites by damaging their DNA
Trypanosomatids are parasites that can result in more than 1 billion potentially fatal infections per year globally. In Africa, Human... Read more -
Tirzepatide may only temporarily suppress brain 'food noise' activity
A rare glimpse into the brain activity of a patient with obesity and loss of control eating on tirzepatide, marketed... Read more -
One of the world's oldest blood pressure drugs may also halt aggressive brain tumor growth
A Penn-led team has revealed how hydralazine, one of the world's oldest blood pressure drugs and a mainstay treatment for... Read more -
US narrows use of muscle-wasting therapy after teen deaths
The United States on Friday said it would add its most serious warning label to a gene therapy treatment for... Read more -
Poisonings from ADHD medication have quadrupled in the last ten years
More than 3,000 Australians were poisoned by medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2023, a fourfold increase on the... Read more -
The FDA removes a long-standing warning from hormone-based menopause drugs
Hormone-based drugs used to treat hot flashes and other menopause symptoms will no longer carry a bold warning label about... Read more -
Cannabis dispensaries lead to reduced opioid prescriptions: Studies among first to support plausible causation
Cannabis may be a pain-management substitute for people experiencing chronic or acute pain from conditions like cancer, according to new... Read more -
Weight loss drugs don't increase risk of pancreatitis, adverse cardiac events in patients with high triglycerides: Study
In a major new study, researchers from Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City have found that weight loss drugs used... Read more -
Targeted vitamin D3 supplementation cuts risk of second heart attack in half, study finds
A tailored approach of vitamin D3 supplementation in patients who have suffered a heart attack significantly reduces their risk of... Read more -
Routine use of metabolic drug recommended for all kidney function levels
The results of two large-scale studies demonstrate that sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors significantly reduce the risk of kidney disease... Read more -
Sotagliflozin outperforms dapagliflozin for reducing salt- sensitive hypertension and kidney injury in rats
Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, initially developed to treat type 2 diabetes, have significant heart- and kidney- protective effects.... Read more -
AI model predicts drug toxicity using differences between animal models and humans
In the UK, there was a case where TGN1412, an immunotherapy under development, triggered a cytokine storm within hours of... Read more -
Trump unveils deals to lower costs of some weight-loss drugs
US President Donald Trump announced deals Thursday with pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to lower the prices of... Read more -
Review finds no link between acetaminophen use in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental disorders
A rigorous systematic review of the present state of knowledge on the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy and the risk... Read more
