FDA delays when a final rule on what foods can be labeled as 'healthy' goes into effect
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's new standards for foods before they can be labeled as "healthy" on their packaging ...
US drug overdose deaths drop to lowest levels since June 2020, CDC data shows
Nearly 87,000 Americans died from drug overdose in the United States in the 12-month period ending September 2024, a decline of about 24% from the previous year, according to preliminary data from the ...
Diabetes drugs show promise for mental health treatment
Drugs approved for diabetes and obesity might be useful for the treatment of cognitive and mental health disorders, according ...
Research upends scientific understanding of how anticancer drugs work
Research by UMass Chan Medical School scientists Sharon Cantor, Ph.D., and Jenna M. Whalen, Ph.D., poses a new explanation ...
The main ingredients in Sierra Leone’s kush are synthetic opioids and cannabinoids, report finds
A new report released by an anti-transnational crime group has identified the core chemical components of kush, a synthetic ...
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Lilly expands its Zepbound vial offering, as Hims pulls back on semaglutide
Lilly expands its Zepbound vial offering, as HIMS pulls back on semaglutide, and other biotech news in today's Readout ...
Painkillers don’t work as well for women. Here’s why.
The one-size-fits-all approach to pain management should be a thing of the past. But we’re still not there yet.
Machine learning predicts stable drug forms to prevent efficacy loss
Molecular crystal polymorphism does not sound like something you want in your kitchen, but you've probably had experience ...
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Clene and APST Enter Into an Agreement to Support FDA's Recommendation for Long-Term NfL Biomarker Analyses of CNM-Au8®'s Impact on NfL Reduction
Longitudinal ALS patient data from APST Research will enable a more robust analysis of the effect of CNM-Au8 on NfL biomarkers; APST Research data includes thousands of people liv ...
What is metformin, the old diabetes drug some people are taking for weight loss?
Metformin is an old drug. In its earliest form, it was an extract from lilacs and was purportedly used in the 1700s to treat ...
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Common medications disrupt brain development by affecting sterol biosynthesis
In a peer-reviewed Perspective (review) article, researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have uncovered ...
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Trump executive order calls mental health prescriptions a 'threat' — why?
A federal commission to examine U.S. chronic disease could undercut real treatment for kids with depression, ADHD and other ...