Chemical Actions and Uses: News and Research on Pharmacologic Actions

MeSH tree: D27.505

It's not just fat: Yo-yo dieting might mean losing muscle, too

Repeatedly losing and gaining weight may do more than frustrate dieters—it also accelerates muscle loss in middle-aged people, according to new UC San Francisco research that comes as weight-loss medications transform obesity ...

Viagra may reduce cancer metastasis, study shows

Viagra was originally developed to treat high blood pressure and chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart, but over the past three decades it has become the world's best-known therapy for erectile dysfunction. ...

Researchers study barriers to GLP-1 insurance coverage

Despite growing evidence that GLP-1 medications improve health and are worth their cost, many insurance plans still limit coverage. University of Mississippi researchers are examining why and where that leaves patients.

page 3 from 40