Light-activated experimental opioid eliminates dangerous side effects
Opioid painkillers are some of the strongest analgesic medicines, but they are also the riskiest owing to a…
Don’t take sweets while on antibiotics
Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin 98 years ago paved the way for what was described as an “antibiotic revolution”.…
$5.8 million study explores gut-brain inflammation in people with HIV
Oregon Health & Science University researchers have secured a $5.8 million, five-year federal award to investigate whether damage…
Intensive breathwork reduces brain blood flow and alters neural communication
Intensive breathing exercises can reduce blood flow to the brain by up to 45% and alter communication between…
GLP-1 drugs can ‘reverse biologic aging’ by two to three years
Weight loss drugs may do more than melt away pounds — they could melt away years. Pharmaceutical companies…
Statins May Protect People From Glaucoma or Blindness By Preventing or Slowing Nerve Cell Death
Vanessa Bumbeers Statins may be protecting people from more than just cholesterol, suggests new research from the University…
Merck leads $13m raise for Christchurch start-up Precision Chroma
And that it has received funding from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (Barda), a US Government…
Compounding Pharmacies for Weight-Loss Drugs Are Booming. Should You Trust Them?
This is not supposed to be how compounding pharmacies work, says Shabbir Safdar, executive director of the Partnership…
Disrupted circadian rhythms may influence tumor immunity and cancer spread
Epidemiological studies link light at night (LAN), shift work, chronic jet lag (CJL), and core clock gene mutations…
Long-term opioid use does not improve chronic back pain outcomes
Taking opioids for years does not seem to improve pain and functioning in people with chronic back pain,…
Scientists discover a novel strategy to unmask cancer cells in high-risk neuroblastoma
High-risk neuroblastoma is one of the most aggressive forms of solid tumors affecting children, originating in the nervous…
Promising new weight-loss drugs | The Star
An emerging weight-loss drug could help some obese people with type 2 diabetes shed up to a quarter…