[ad_1] The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned nine advertisements by companies offering prescription-only weight-loss drugs to the public. The regulator said the promotions violated UK law and were contrary to its own rules. The rulings follow a rise in public interest in drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, which the ASA said had “become...
[ad_1] Cryo-EM structure of the human adenosine A1 receptor (A1R, white) in complex with the orthosteric agonist adenosine (magenta) and the allosteric modulator MIPS521 (cyan). Credit: Dr. Anh T.N. Nguyen, Monash University Scientists have discovered novel drug candidates which could ultimately lead to new effective treatments for conditions caused by tissue stress and inflammation, including...
[ad_1] Women with kidney transplants who use assisted reproductive technology (ART) to conceive might face higher risks of complications during pregnancy, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. The study provides some of the first large-scale data on pregnancy outcomes in this unique patient population. Silvi Shah, MD, associate professor...
[ad_1] Key Takeaways • A study by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) measured microplastics (MPs) in various beverages sold in France. • Contamination was found in all drinks, including those in glass bottles. • Without toxicological data, the health risks associated with the consumption of MPs remain unclear....
[ad_1] Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Concussion in sport continues to make headlines, whether it be class actions, young men flocking to the highly violent “RunIt” activity or debate about whether Australian rules football should remove the “bump” once and for all. Bringing this weighty issue to greater prominence are the former athletes who bravely share...
[ad_1] The Synaptic Physiology laboratory, led by Juan Lerma at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, has discovered that a specific group of neurons in the amygdala, a brain region involved in emotion regulation, plays a key role in...
[ad_1] The prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chronic idiopathic constipation among US adults rose significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a near doubling of the national rate of IBS over 2 years, a study has found. The uptick is probably due to not only the direct impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the gastrointestinal...
[ad_1] Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Scopolamine, more chillingly known as “devil’s breath,” is a drug with a dual identity. In medicine, it’s used to prevent motion sickness and nausea. But in the criminal underworld, particularly in parts of South America, it has gained a dark reputation as a substance that can erase memory, strip away...
[ad_1] Epilepsy is among the most common neurological conditions, marked by unpredictable seizures, accidents and injuries, reduced quality of life, stigma and-in the worst case-premature death. But a program-developed over several years by a Case Western Reserve University-led research team-that teaches people with epilepsy how to “self-manage” their disorder is showing positive results. The program...
[ad_1] Using chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies for blood cancer should be less burdensome following labeling updates from the FDA. Specifically, the FDA removed the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) program requirements from two BCMA-directed CAR T-cell therapies for multiple myeloma — ciltacabtagene autoleucel (Carvykti; Janssen) and idecabtagene vicleucel (Abecma; BMS) — and...
