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MAY 20, 2024

MONDAY, May 20, 2024 -- New, real-world research confirms that the blockbuster weight-loss drugs that millions of Americans have been taking to shed pounds can trigger stomach paralysis in some patients.“Although Although these drugs do work and should be.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

18, 2024 -- Drugs already taken by millions of diabetes patients appear to also help slash asthma attacks by up to 70%, new British research shows.The two drugs are metformin, one of the most widely used diabetes medications, and the. MONDAY, Nov.

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MAY 16, 2024

THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 -- Following a vegetarian or vegan diet might just buy you a longer, healthier life, a new review finds.Staying away from meat was tied to a reduced risk of heart disease, cancer and early death, researchers reported in a.

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APRIL 24, 2024

WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- Long-term daily use of aspirin has been known to prevent colon cancer, but up to now it’s been unclear why that is.Now, researchers think they understand how aspirin acts against colon cancer, a new study says.Aspirin.

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JUNE 6, 2024

THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 -- Common drugs used to control cholesterol, blood sugar and high blood pressure might also lower a person’s risk of stroke, a new study finds.The researchers evaluated the risk of brain aneurysms that cause bleeding strokes i.

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MAY 23, 2024

THURSDAY, May 23, 2024 -- Three months after starting one of the new GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, more than a quarter of patients have already quit the medications, and by a year from first use more than a third have stopped, new research shows.Reasons.

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JUNE 28, 2024

Researchers have sent data at a record rate of 402 terabits per second using commercially available optical fiber. This beats their previous record, announced in March 2024, of 301 terabits or 301,000,000 megabits per second using a single, standard optical fiber.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

7, 2024 -- A pair of American scientists have won the 2024 Nobel Prize in medicine for their discovery of microRNA, tiny genetic molecules that play a crucial role in how genes shape the body. The research of Victor Ambros and Gary. MONDAY, Oct.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

16, 2024 -- Tiny puffs from asthma inhalers could be causing big climate problems for Mother Earth, a new study warns.Each inhaler dose contains some of the most potent greenhouse gases known, and they are adding up, researchers. MONDAY, Sept.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

23, 2024 -- Research has already proven that the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy (semaglutide) can slash a person's odds for heart attacks and strokes, and now more data from the same trial suggests that's even true for very ill. FRIDAY, Aug.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

16, 2024 -- Fatty liver disease linked to diabetes and obesity can easily progress to liver cirrhosis, but new research suggests that GLP-1 medicines like Ozempic can help stop that. MONDAY, Sept. In a new decades-long study, veterans with diabetes.

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MAY 15, 2024

WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 -- An experimental gene therapy could one day provide a first-ever cure for genital and oral herpes, researchers report.The gene therapy removed 90% or more of oral herpes infection in lab mice, and it also suppressed how.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

22, 2024 -- A daily dose of vitamin B3 reduced inflammation in the lungs of patients with COPD, Danish researchers report. This is significant, because inflammation can lead to reduced lung function in these patients," said researcher. FRIDAY, Nov.

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JULY 8, 2024

MONDAY, July 8, 2024 -- Mounjaro outperforms Ozempic in helping people lose weight, a new study shows.People taking tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) dropped significantly more pounds than those taking semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy), researchers.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

11, 2024 -- The weight-loss drug liraglutide helped obese children lower their BMI and reach a healthier weight, researchers report.The findings, published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented. WEDNESDAY, Sept.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

13, 2024 -- The blockbuster GLP-1 drug semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) could curb drinking for people battling alcohol use disorder, helping them to avoid crises that require hospitalization, new research shows. WEDNESDAY, Nov. Numerous studies had.

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APRIL 8, 2024

MONDAY, April 8, 2024 -- New research questions the effectiveness of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's accelerated drug approval program after finding that many cancer drugs remain unproven five years later.The study, published Sunday in the.

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MAY 23, 2024

THURSDAY, May 23, 2024 -- San Francisco researchers report that smoking has now replaced injections as the most common way of ingesting illicit fentanyl.That switch has created a potentially deadly new danger, however, as fentanyl residues slowly.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

15, 2024 -- An experimental vaccine has shown promise in protecting against the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia, researchers report.Lab mice given the vaccine were able to rapidly clear subsequent chlamydia infections, and were. FRIDAY, Nov.

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AUGUST 22, 2024

22, 2024 -- A universal flu vaccine that would protect against all influenza strains -- and that people might not need to take every year -- could be close at hand, researchers report.An THURSDAY, Aug. experimental vaccine candidate produced a.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

13, 2024 -- Over 5 million Americans could benefit if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the "magic mushroom" psychedelic psilocybin as a treatment for depression, researchers estimate.“While FRIDAY, Sept. While our analysis is a crucial f.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

8, 2024 -- Researchers think they’ve figured out why cancer treatments that harness a person’s immune system to fight a tumor can cause heart damage in rare instances.Further, what they’ve learned sheds light on how this potentially dea. FRIDAY, Nov.

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APRIL 19, 2024

FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 -- The right diet may be the best medicine for easing the painful symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), new research shows. In the study, two different eating plans beat standard medications in treating the debilitating.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

13, 2024 -- Humans could learn a few medical tips from their gorilla cousins, a new study says.Four plants used by wild gorillas in Gabon have antibacterial and antioxidant properties, researcher reported Sept. FRIDAY, Sept. 11 in the journal PLOS.

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AUGUST 9, 2024

9, 2024 -- Pollen is a known trigger for seasonal allergies and asthma, but new research suggests that certain plant species release pollen that are especially tough on asthmatics.Species-specific pollen alerts could help keep people. FRIDAY, Aug.

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

1, 2024 -- Food left in the stomach or stool left in the bowel can impede a doctor's ability to successfully perform an endoscopy or colonoscopy.Now, research finds this scenario is more likely if the patient is taking popular new. TUESDAY, Oct.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

11, 2024 -- As fears of the consequences of an unintended pregnancy rose after Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, rates of surgical sterilization rose in those states most affected by the decision, new research shows. WEDNESDAY, Sept. Rates of.

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MARCH 28, 2024

THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- A strain of highly antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea first emerged in China in 2016, and cases of this tough-to-treat infection have tripled there in just five years, Chinese researchers report. It's a warning to the rest.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

19, 2024 -- Women who won't leave the house without makeup or a spritz of hairspray may want to think twice about those habits when they're pregnant or breastfeeding.New research links these and other personal care products, including. TUESDAY, Nov.

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JULY 19, 2024

FRIDAY, July 19, 2024 -- A German man has become the seventh person to apparently be cured of HIV, researchers report.The 60-year-old man, referred to as the “next Berlin Patient,” was treated with a stem cell transplant in October 2015 for acute my.

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JUNE 13, 2024

THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 -- Two human cases of "dual mutant" strains of H1N1 flu have been reported by U.S. health officials.Unfortunately, the genetic changes appear to render the leading flu antiviral, Tamiflu, less effective, researchers from the.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

4, 2024 -- Antibodies provided by mpox vaccination all but disappear within six to 12 months, new research finds, underscoring the need for boosters to maintain strong protection.Mpox -- previously known as monkeypox -- is a. FRIDAY, Oct.

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JULY 15, 2024

MONDAY, July 15, 2024 -- Over-the-counter nasal sprays could be a potent weapon against a major public health threat -- antibiotic resistance, researchers report.Their analysis, which looked at data from nearly 14,000 adults, found that common.

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JUNE 10, 2024

MONDAY, June 10, 2024 — Though overdose deaths continue to surge, there is no approved medication to treat methamphetamine use disorder.Now, an experimental two-drug therapy has yielded promising results, UCLA researchers report."These These findings h.

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AUGUST 21, 2024

21, 2024 -- It's not a replacement for actual psychotherapy, but a newly designed app could help young adults with mental health issues lower their anxiety, researchers report.The app, dubbed Maya, "can be an accessible and. WEDNESDAY, Aug.

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APRIL 18, 2024

THURSDAY, April 18, 2024 -- A combo of an allergy drug and a blood pressure med appears to lower daily drinking in folks battling severe alcoholism, French researchers report.The two generic drugs are the antihistamine cyproheptadine and prazosin,

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JUNE 25, 2024

TUESDAY, June 25, 2024 -- A new slow-release pill form of ketamine can quell hard-to-treat depression without producing psychedelic side effects normally associated with the drug, early research suggests. Patients on the strongest dose of ketamine.

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