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Influencers promoting prescription drugs on social media pose public health risks
In today's world, attention is increasingly focused on social media and its influencers, a shift reflected in the industry's rapid growth and a global market projected to surpass $32 billion. The marketing teams of pharmaceutical ...
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Passion fruit–derived molecule shows promise as a future Alzheimer's drug candidate
Four years ago, a research group at the University of Oslo made what would turn out to be a major discovery. They found that an extract from passion fruit had the potential to slow the development of Alzheimer's disease. ...
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New medicine piggybacks onto fat absorption pathways to allow oral delivery in major depressive disorder
Monash University and Seaport Therapeutics have developed a new approach to delivering drug molecules that piggybacks onto natural fat absorption pathways to allow oral delivery of some drugs previously requiring injection. ...
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Could a new type of weight‑loss pill shake up the market? Here's what to know about orforglipron
A new type of daily pill has proven more effective for weight loss and blood sugar control than its currently available counterparts, according to a recent trial. The drug, known as orforglipron, could be a game-changer in ...
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FDA approves Icotyde for moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson's Icotyde (icotrokinra), an interleukin-23 (IL-23) receptor antagonist, for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in adults and pediatric ...
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Dramatic reduction in prescribing of hepatitis C antivirals may leave many curable patients untreated
Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) can cure hepatitis C (HCV) in more than 95% of individuals treated. But only 1 in 3 people with HCV in the U.S. receive treatment within a year of diagnosis. A new study by investigators from ...
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Dengue fever is a growing problem: Why it's so hard to beat with vaccines
Dengue, a mosquito-borne disease, affects millions of people every year across Asia, Africa and Latin America. And it's expanding geographically as warmer temperatures and urban growth allow mosquito populations to thrive ...
Mar 25, 2026
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Cancer drug can treat drug-resistant herpes, too
UIC researchers have successfully repurposed an FDA-approved cancer drug, doxorubicin, to treat drug-resistant strains of herpes. Their work appears in the journal Drug Resistance Updates.
Mar 24, 2026
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FDA-approved fatty liver drug also suppresses liver tumors in mice
A research team from the Department of Pathology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), in collaboration with the HKU State Key Laboratory of Liver Research, has found ...
Mar 24, 2026
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Hair loss therapeutic agent safe for both men and women, study finds
Using computational modeling, a research team has developed a novel peptide (MLPH) that promotes hair growth without the side effects of existing drugs. This achievement, accomplished through a joint research project led ...
Mar 24, 2026
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Soy isoflavone prodrugs target CB1 receptor to protect blood vessels from atherosclerosis
A research team at National Taiwan University found that abnormal blood flow activates CB1 receptors in endothelial cells, promoting vascular inflammation and dysfunction. Soy-derived isoflavone prodrugs that inhibit CB1 ...
Mar 24, 2026
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Bone pain reduced with pegfilgrastim administration 72 hours after chemo
For patients with breast cancer, administration of pegfilgrastim 72 hours postchemotherapy reduces pegfilgrastim-induced bone pain (PIBP) compared with administration at 24 and 48 hours, according to a study published online ...
Mar 24, 2026
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Self-management of warfarin dose is safe, effective and empowering, clinical trial shows
Warfarin is an oral anticoagulant, commonly known as blood thinner, that is prescribed to help treat the formation of dangerous blood clots that can lead to stroke or heart attacks. Even with newer medications on the market, ...
World's only deuterium-labeled guinea pig helps scientists study metabolism
A Skoltech scientist has raised the world's only isotope-labeled guinea pig. For 156 days, the animal, named Khryun, was given only heavy water to drink. Such water is non-radioactive and has long been used in biomedical ...
Mar 23, 2026
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Lyme disease vaccine shows over 70% efficacy, but phase three misses main goal
An experimental vaccine for Lyme disease is broadly effective, pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Valneva announced Monday; however, the latter firm's shares fell because the clinical trial did not reach its main goal.
Mar 23, 2026
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FDA approves higher-dose Wegovy to help people lose more weight
A stronger version of the popular weight loss drug Wegovy is on the way after federal regulators signed off on a higher dose. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a 7.2-milligram dose of Novo Nordisk's semaglutide, ...
Mar 23, 2026
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As demand for GLP-1 pills and shots surges, healthy habits are still key
Whether they're using weekly shots or daily pills, more Americans than ever are turning to anti-obesity drugs to lose weight and boost health.
Mar 23, 2026
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Nearly 90,000 bottles of children's ibuprofen recalled nationwide
If you have children's ibuprofen at home, you may want to check the label. Nearly 90,000 bottles have been recalled over possible contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. The recall affects 89,592 ...
Mar 23, 2026
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Discovery might inform new approach to Huntington's disease
Treatments that target a fragment of the mutant protein that causes Huntington's disease might be more effective than treatments—now in clinical trials—that target the whole protein but leave this fragment intact, a new ...
Mar 21, 2026
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Psychedelic drug MDMA could help treat PTSD—but there's a reason it's not widely available
About 11% of Australians will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in their life.
Mar 21, 2026
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Researchers finally report some good news on endometriosis
This year, International Women's Day coincides with Endometriosis Awareness Month. Endometriosis is a common and painful gynecological disease that impacts 14% of women and girls across the world—currently, there is no ...
Mar 21, 2026
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Researchers launch OZ-ABCD tool to curb medication harm in aged care
Researchers at Monash University, together with a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals and medication safety experts, have developed the first national consensus list of medicines with a high risk of harm in ...
Mar 21, 2026
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Weight-loss drug semaglutide does not slow Alzheimer's disease, two clinical trials find
Oral semaglutide (a GLP-1 pill) is not effective at slowing progression in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease, finds the first large Phase III randomized controlled trials on the topic published in The Lancet.
Mar 20, 2026
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Promising active substance against hepatitis E identified
Around 70,000 people die each year from infections with the hepatitis E virus. There is currently neither a vaccine nor a specific drug against this virus. This could change with the identification of bemnifosbuvir as a compound ...
Mar 20, 2026
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