Medical research

Ultra-long acting pill offers new hope in eliminating malaria

Imagine swallowing a pill today that continues releasing the daily dose of a medicine you need for the next week, month or even longer. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital and their collaborators from the Massachusetts ...

Oncology & Cancer

Tamoxifen resistance linked to high estrogen levels in utero

An animal study suggests that resistance to tamoxifen therapy in some estrogen receptor positive breast cancers may originate from in utero exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals. The study provides a new path forward ...

Neuroscience

Heparin stimulates food intake and body weight gain in mice

Heparin is a medication widely used to prevent blood clotting; it is named after and mimics the naturally occurring anticoagulant in the body. However, research published today in Cell Reports shows a novel role of heparin ...

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