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Weight-loss medications may also ease chronic pain
Popular semaglutide-based drugs used for weight loss may reduce chronic and acute pain, which could make them a…
Rapamycin could make an epilepsy drug much safer during pregnancy
Sodium valproate is an effective epilepsy drug, but it isn’t recommended to take during pregnancy Miljan Zivkovic/Shutterstock The…
Tamiflu seems to relieve noise-induced hearing loss in mice
Mice that were given a high dose of the antiviral drug oseltamivir phosphate, better known as Tamiflu, after…
DeepMind AI can predict how drugs interact with proteins
Visualisation of a protein binding to a DNA molecule Science Photo Library/Alamy An artificial intelligence system can now…
Parkinson’s disease progression slowed by antibody infusions
Aggregated clumps of the protein alpha-synuclein (brown) and antibodies (green) BIOLUTION GMBH/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A drug that targets…
Anxiety really has increased over the past 10 years – but why?
OVER the past few years, I have noticed an increasing number of people sharing their experiences of feeling…
These four common medicines could help prolong your life
Hormone replacement therapy can help with menopause symptoms – and possibly extends lifespan BSIP/UIG Via Getty Images Four…
Blood-clotting drug derived from pigs can now be made synthetically
Heparin prevents blood clotting and is used in many surgeries Luca Medical / Alamy A widely used anti-clotting…
Experimental weight loss pill seems to be more potent than Ozempic
An oral weight loss drug could help people with obesity who dislike needles Kseniya Ovchinnikova/Getty Images An experimental…
Does Viagra ward off Alzheimer’s disease? It’s too soon to say
Viagra could treat many conditions beyond erectile dysfunction David Cole/Alamy Anyone considering using Viagra as a treatment for…