Overweight & Obesity
No convincing proof that apple cider vinegar helps with weight loss
The claim: Consuming apple cider vinegar helps with weight loss
Jun 8, 2022
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News tagged with acetate
Medications
Multiple sclerosis drug glatiramer acetate is compatible with breastfeeding
For patients suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS), becoming a mother is fraught with difficult questions: is it acceptable to continue disease modifying treatment during pregnancy and breastfeeding to keep the disease at ...
May 11, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New drug combo 'promising candidate' for on-demand contraceptive pill
A new combination of drugs has emerged as a "promising candidate" for an on-demand contraceptive pill, suggests preliminary research published online in the journal BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health.
Apr 25, 2022
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Medications
Widely-used hormone drug associated with increased risk of benign brain tumor at high doses
High doses of a widely-used drug used in the hormonal treatment of conditions such as excessive hair growth, early puberty, prostate cancer, are linked to an increased risk of meningioma—the most common type of benign ...
Feb 4, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer treatment: An encouraging combination therapy
A trio of drugs could delay the progression of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Nov 3, 2021
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Gastroenterology
A simple compound to control complex gut microbes
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) have discovered that acetate, a major metabolite produced by some intestinal bacteria, is involved in regulating other intestinal bacteria. Specifically, ...
Jul 19, 2021
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Pediatrics
Researchers uncover mechanism related to severe post-COVID-19 disease in children
A multidisciplinary team from MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC), Brigham and Women's Hospital and other institutions have identified the mechanism of how an extremely rare but serious post-COVID-19 complication develops ...
May 25, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Mutations in CTC may predict outcomes in some castrate-resistant prostate cancer patients
Various genetic alterations in circulating tumor cells (CTCs) were associated with clinical outcomes and resistance to hormone therapy in patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), according to results ...
Mar 26, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Prolonged high dose use of hormone drug linked to increased brain tumour risk in women
Prolonged high dose use of the hormone drug cyproterone acetate is associated with an increased risk of developing a brain tumour, finds a study of over 250,000 women in France published by The BMJ today.
Feb 3, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Alternative cancer cell fuel source targeted as therapeutic approach for breast cancer
Scientists at The Wistar Institute characterized an inhibitor that targets acetate metabolism in cancer cells. Cancer cells use acetate metabolism to support tumor growth in conditions of low nutrient and oxygen availability. ...
Jan 7, 2021
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