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Joseph Shavit
Jan 11, 2023
Researchers develop pill to prevent type 1 diabetes
The oral medication treats diabetes that controls insulin levels while simultaneously reversing the inflammatory effects of the disease.
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 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 2, 2023
Groundbreaking ingestible sensor will revolutionize gut health
This feat of technological integration could unlock new understanding of intestinal metabolite composition, impacting human health overall.
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
Jan 1, 2023
First-ever robotic pill makes insulin injections obsolete
One reason that it’s so difficult to deliver large protein drugs orally is that these drugs can’t pass through the mucus barrier.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 22, 2022
Groundbreaking drug could prevent heart attacks and strokes
An antioxidant drug reverses atherosclerosis and could be used to prevent heart attacks and strokes due to clots, according to researchers.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 16, 2022
Groundbreaking pill technology releases molecules by exposure to UV light
Researchers developed a new technology that will allow controlled encapsulation and release of molecules by exposure to UV light.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 13, 2022
Could insulin come in a pill? Groundbreaking molecule mimics insulin
Mebourne researchers have answered a 100-year-old question in diabetes research: can a molecule different to insulin have the same effect?
Joseph Shavit
Dec 11, 2022
Groundbreaking new pill can both prevent and treat type 1 diabetes
Researchers have developed an oral medication to treat diabetes that controls insulin levels while simultaneously reversing disease effects.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 7, 2022
People lost over 50 pounds using new FDA-approved pill
People with obesity treated with a weekly dose of a new pill lost about 52 pounds on average, according to results of a new study.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 4, 2022
Revolutionary new drug increases 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
Dec 2, 2022
Groundbreaking pill can deliver the same results as physical exercise
New research could hold the key to developing a supplement capable of administering the health benefits of exercise to patients.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 1, 2022
Breakthrough robotic pill makes insulin injections obsolete
One reason that it’s so difficult to deliver large protein drugs orally is that these drugs can’t pass through the mucus barrier.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 25, 2022
Your body posture can determine how well your body absorbs drugs
When you have a headache and reach for the pain reliever, you're probably not thinking about your body position when you take the pill.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 20, 2022
Common mineral supplement can prevent colds and reduce sick time
Meta-analysis of 28 randomized controlled trials has now strengthened the notion that supplementing this mineral could prevent symptoms.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 15, 2022
Ingestible sensor helps people with HIV stick to drug regimen
Having to deal with the side effects caused by HIV medications —nausea and dizziness among them — can lead people to skip doses.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 11, 2022
Groundbreaking oral medication prevents and treats type 1 diabetes
Researchers have developed an oral medication to treat diabetes that controls insulin levels while simultaneously reversing the disease.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 7, 2022
People lost over 50 pounds using new FDA-approved medication
Recently approved by the FDA to treat type 2 diabetes, the medication may help adults without diabetes lose weight as well, the study found
Joseph Shavit
Nov 4, 2022
Breakthrough drug increases human life span by 30%
Scientists may never find the elixir of life, but one day, protecting our cells from aging may be as easy as taking a pill.
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