Drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease reduces obesity and improves heart function
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have developed a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia and sickle cell disease.
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Joseph Shavit
Jan 18, 2023
Breakthrough cancer drug stops tumor growth -- puts cancer cells to sleep
New therapeutic approach prevents the growth of metastatic tumors by forcing cancer cells into a dormant state where they can't proliferate.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 14, 2023
Groundbreaking new drug treats cataracts -- avoiding the need for surgery
A revolutionary new treatment for cataracts has shown extremely positive results in laboratory tests, giving hope that the condition.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 10, 2023
Neuroscientists identify drug that can bring back your ‘lost’ memories
Researchers discovered that what you learn while being sleep deprived is not necessarily lost, it is just difficult to recall.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 9, 2023
Breakthrough nano-based technology treats osteoporosis with no side effects
Researchers have created unique technology for treating osteoporosis that uses nanobubbles to deliver treatment to targeted body areas.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 7, 2023
People lost over 50 pounds by taking new FDA-approved pill
People with obesity treated with a weekly dose of Tirzepatide lost about 52 pounds on average, according to results of a new study.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 6, 2023
Life-saving compound reverses the effects of Meth and Fentanyl addiction
While opioids like fentanyl have a reversal agent in naloxone, marketed as the nasal spray Narcan, its effectiveness is limited.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 5, 2023
Groundbreaking arthritis treatment replaces injections with pills
Researchers have explored a better way of delivering medications that does not require injections but could be as easy as swallowing a pill.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 4, 2023
Groundbreaking cancer drug developed by Stanford researchers
Researchers have discovered a rapid and sustainable way to synthetically produce a promising cancer-fighting compound right in the lab.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 4, 2023
Revolutionary drug can increase human life span by 30%
Scientists may never find the elixir of life, but they are finding new ways to extend our life spans, and protecting our cells from aging.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 2, 2023
Groundbreaking pill delivers equivalent results to physical exercise
The beneficial messages being sent to the central nervous system during exercise are packaged up in what are known as lipid particles.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 31, 2022
'Silver Bullet' antibiotic destroys drug resistant bacteria
Over time, many pathogens have adapted to resist antibiotics, so the search for new drugs is becoming increasingly important.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 31, 2022
Groundbreaking drug naturally converts ‘bad’ fat to ‘good’ fat
“Metabolism” describes the body’s chemical changes that create the necessary materials for growth and overall health.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 30, 2022
Music therapy significantly reduces drug and alcohol addictions
Traditional songs, known as icaros, are part of a treatment process for men rehabilitating from drug and alcohol addictions.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 26, 2022
Anti-cancer drug in human clinical trials shows significant promise
A drug that spurs programmed cell death in cancer cells, found only minor side effects in patients with end-stage cancers.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 25, 2022
Revolutionary medication eliminates breast cancer growth and recurrence
The revolutionary new drug avoids the appearance of metastases in 80% and local recurrences of human breast cancer in 75% of cases.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 25, 2022
Lung medication could be a universal treatment for pneumonia
A cystic fibrosis drug proved effective, raising hope that it could be used to treat pneumonia regardless of the pathogen that caused it.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 24, 2022
Groundbreaking treatment eradicates advanced-stage cancers in just 6 days
Researchers have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage cancer tumors in just a few days with a treatment using “drug factory” implants.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 24, 2022
Groundbreaking drug can prevent osteoarthritis in the hands
Researchers identified that Talarozole, a drug that is known to increase retinoic acid, was able to prevent osteoarthritis.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 21, 2022
Cholesterol-lowering drugs can also fight cancer, study finds
Cancer patients rarely die from the primary tumor but rather from the metastases – even after successful tumor surgery.
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