Results from the ESSENCE Phase III clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine show treating patients with semaglutide can halt and even reverse liver disease.
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National-level policies can reduce the impact of antibiotic resistance across diverse countries, according to a study published in the open-access journal PLOS Global Public Health by Peter Søgaard Jørgensen from Stockholm ...
Apr 30, 2025
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A team at UC San Francisco and Gladstone Institutes has developed new drug candidates that show great promise against the virus that causes COVID-19 and potentially other coronaviruses that could cause future pandemics.
Apr 25, 2025
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One dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil lowers the chance of transmitting the influenza virus to family members by about 30%, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Apr 24, 2025
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A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham showed that teens and young adults who took varenicline—an FDA-approved, twice-daily smoking cessation pill for adults—are more than three times as likely to successfully ...
Apr 23, 2025
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In a preclinical study led by McGill University researchers, two drugs targeting "zombie cells" have been shown to treat the underlying cause of chronic low back pain. The condition affects millions of people worldwide.
Apr 22, 2025
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A drug candidate, previously successful at treating severe fatty liver disease, reduces atherosclerosis—a primary driver of cardiovascular death worldwide—in large mammals, a study suggests.
Apr 22, 2025
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A common pinworm medication may stop and reverse cancer growth in Merkel cell carcinoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, according to research led by University of Arizona Cancer Center researchers and published in the ...
Apr 18, 2025
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An experimental drug now in clinical trials as a cancer treatment could help boost the power of first-line tuberculosis (TB) treatments by helping infected cells die a gentler death, Johns Hopkins Medicine investigators report, ...
Apr 17, 2025
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Cardiovascular diseases are the world's leading cause of death, and high blood pressure, or hypertension, affects more than 1 billion people globally, with most living in low- and middle-income countries.
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