A closed-loop drug-delivery system could improve chemotherapy

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTo make chemotherapy dosing more accurate, MIT engineers have come up with a way to continuously measure how much drug is in the patient’s sy

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A closed-loop drug-delivery system could improve chemotherapy

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTo make chemotherapy dosing more accurate, MIT engineers have come up with a way to continuously measure how much drug is in the patient’s sy

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Study finds AI can develop treatments to prevent 'superbugs'

byCleveland ClinicSchematic evolutionary simulation and tested optimization approaches. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2303165121Clev

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Study finds AI can develop treatments to prevent 'superbugs'

byCleveland ClinicSchematic evolutionary simulation and tested optimization approaches. Credit:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences(2024). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2303165121Clev

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Circadian rhythms can influence drugs' effectiveness

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrimary human hepatocytes display a circadian rhythm in culture. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adm9281Giving

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Circadian rhythms can influence drugs' effectiveness

by Anne Trafton,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrimary human hepatocytes display a circadian rhythm in culture. Credit:Science Advances(2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adm9281Giving

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Novel PCSK9 inhibitor cut LDL cholesterol levels by more than half

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAmong patients at high or very high risk for a heart attack or stroke, the addition of the investigational drug lerodalcibep to s

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Novel PCSK9 inhibitor cut LDL cholesterol levels by more than half

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAmong patients at high or very high risk for a heart attack or stroke, the addition of the investigational drug lerodalcibep to s

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Magic mushrooms can treat medication-resistant depression—but are they safe?

by Leigh Hataway,University of GeorgiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research suggests psilocybin has similar side effects to traditional antidepressants. Commonly referred to as "magic mushr

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Magic mushrooms can treat medication-resistant depression—but are they safe?

by Leigh Hataway,University of GeorgiaCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research suggests psilocybin has similar side effects to traditional antidepressants. Commonly referred to as "magic mushr

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It's easier now to treat opioid addiction with medication—but use has changed little, study finds

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor years, even as opioid overdose deaths dramatically increased, doctors and other prescribers in the United States needed special perm

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It's easier now to treat opioid addiction with medication—but use has changed little, study finds

byUniversity of MichiganCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainFor years, even as opioid overdose deaths dramatically increased, doctors and other prescribers in the United States needed special perm

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Drugs like Ozempic won't 'cure' obesity but they might make us more fat-phobic

by Emma Beckett,The ConversationCredit: Markus Winkler from PexelsMany havedeclareddrugs like Ozempic could "end obesity" by reducing the appetite and waistlines of million

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Drugs like Ozempic won't 'cure' obesity but they might make us more fat-phobic

by Emma Beckett,The ConversationCredit: Markus Winkler from PexelsMany havedeclareddrugs like Ozempic could "end obesity" by reducing the appetite and waistlines of million

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Plozasiran reduces triglyceride levels by 74% at 24 weeks

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn patients with severely elevated triglyceride levels at risk for developing acute pancreatitis, the investigational drug plozasiran red

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Plozasiran reduces triglyceride levels by 74% at 24 weeks

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn patients with severely elevated triglyceride levels at risk for developing acute pancreatitis, the investigational drug plozasiran red

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Can a drug like Ozempic help treat addictions to alcohol, opioids or other substances?

by Shalini Arunogiri, Leigh Walker and Roberta Anversa,The ConversationCredit: Markus Winkler from PexelsSemaglutide (sold as Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus) was initially developed to treat diabe

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Can a drug like Ozempic help treat addictions to alcohol, opioids or other substances?

by Shalini Arunogiri, Leigh Walker and Roberta Anversa,The ConversationCredit: Markus Winkler from PexelsSemaglutide (sold as Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus) was initially developed to treat diabe

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Follow-up finds landmark steroid study remains safe 50 years on

byUniversity of AucklandCredit: Bruno Abdiel from PexelsA study has found there are no adverse long-term cardiovascular health consequences for the now-adult children of mothers who were given c

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Follow-up finds landmark steroid study remains safe 50 years on

byUniversity of AucklandCredit: Bruno Abdiel from PexelsA study has found there are no adverse long-term cardiovascular health consequences for the now-adult children of mothers who were given c

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Preoperative GLP-1 agonist use does not increase aspiration

by Elana GotkinePreoperative glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist use does not increase the risk for aspiration or subsequent pneumonia in patients undergoing various surgical procedures, according

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Preoperative GLP-1 agonist use does not increase aspiration

by Elana GotkinePreoperative glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist use does not increase the risk for aspiration or subsequent pneumonia in patients undergoing various surgical procedures, according

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Call to reduce repeat 'within-episode' antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections in primary care

byUniversity of BristolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study exploring the use of repeat antibiotic prescriptions for the same respiratory tract infection (RTI) episode—known as repeat &

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Call to reduce repeat 'within-episode' antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections in primary care

byUniversity of BristolCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study exploring the use of repeat antibiotic prescriptions for the same respiratory tract infection (RTI) episode—known as repeat &

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