Recycled cigarette butts can make roads more durable
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Snake and Spider Venom Produce Hundreds of ‘Promising’ Potential Antibiotics
A dwarf sand adder snake – credit Arno Moller, Unsplash Hundreds of potential antibiotics have been discovered in…
‘Very potent’ supplement once given to Soviet cosmonauts can curb anxiety
Houston, we have a chill pill. Back in the 1960s, Soviet scientists developed a sweet little supplement that…
Within a year, RFK wants to help you treat depression with psychedelics, LSD and ecstasy
For decades, proponents of psychedelic drugs have come to Washington with a provocative message: Illegal, mind-altering substances like LSD and ecstasy should…
New fears over fake GLP-1 weight loss drugs escalate to FDA
Zepbound beats Wegovy for weight loss in first head-to-head trial The first study to put two GLP-1 weight…
Weight-Loss Drugs Telehealth Platform Hims & Hers Hit With New Lawsuit
A stockholder has filed a derivative lawsuit against the board of directors of Hims & Hers, the fast‑growing…
Antibiotics, Diabetes and BP Drugs, Vitamin Supplements Found to Be Not of Standard Quality
Issues that Union and state regulators detected during their monthly inspections in June include contamination and incorrect labelling.…
TB bacteria can play dead to outlast the immune response, study reveals
A vaccine protects more than 100 million infants each year from severe tuberculosis (TB), including the fatal brain…
Oregon to receive $10M in settlement with 8 opioid makers
Oregon will receive $10.1 million for drug prevention and treatment services as part of a nationwide settlement with…
Common Bacteria Can Turn Plastic Bottles into the Painkiller Acetaminophen/Paracetamol
Biologist Stephen Wallace – credit Edinburgh Innovations Scientists in Scotland recently engineered bacteria to be able to turn…
Essential Vaccine Policy Updates: ACIP, CDC’s COVID-19 Guidance, and What’s Next
EVA TEMKIN works with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies on a wide array of issues related to…
The CEO of Nvidia Admits What Everybody Is Afraid of About AI
This week, Nvidia became the first company in history to be worth $4 trillion. It’s a number so…