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Medications

Study sheds light on diabetes drug for prostate cancer

In the years since a 2005 study found that diabetes patients taking metformin had lower rates of cancer, oncologists have been excited by the prospect of using the inexpensive, safe, and widely used diabetes drug to prevent ...

Oncology & Cancer

Attacking the roots of pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is not just one disease, but that's the way it is currently treated. New work from Tannishtha Reya's lab could help pave the way for a change. The research is published in the journal Cancer Cell.

Pediatrics

Q&A: Long COVID in kids—what can exercise reveal?

After an initial COVID infection, some adults may develop lingering symptoms that can last for weeks, months, or even years. There are many different types of symptoms people can experience, including fatigue and brain fog, ...

Oncology & Cancer

Targeting cancer's hidden master regulators

Cancer research has long focused on targeting the genetic mutations that drive tumors. Many of these genetic changes affect genes that allow mutated cells to replicate out of control. While developing drugs to target these ...

Medications

Latest obesity drug not cost-effective for adolescents

Among today's obesity drugs, Wegovy (semaglutide) produces the greatest weight loss in teenagers, but a study by Columbia researchers has found that the trendy obesity drug is not cost-effective at its current price.

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