The internet is abuzz with tributes to a liquid chemical called methylene blue that is being sold as a health supplement.
Over the past five or 10 years, methylene blue has come to be touted online as a so-called nootropic agent – a…
Category: 5. Health
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Trump’s Executive Order To Lower Drug Prices Lacks Crucial Details
President Donald Trump signs an executive order. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO … More
According to a press release issued by the White House in late May, President Trump…
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Preventing chronic inflammation from turning into cancer
Chronic inflammatory bowel disease is challenging to treat and carries a risk of complications, including the development of bowel cancer. Young people are particularly affected: when genetic predisposition and certain factors coincide, diseases…
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Combination therapy can prolong life in severe heart disease
Aortic valve narrowing (aortic stenosis) with concomitant cardiac amyloidosis is a severe heart disease of old age that is associated with a high risk of death. Until now, treatment has consisted of valve replacement, while the deposits in the…
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Student discovers long-awaited mystery fungus sought by LSD’s inventor
Making a discovery with the potential for innovative applications in pharmaceutical development, a West Virginia University microbiology student has found a long sought-after fungus that produces effects similar to the semisynthetic drug LSD,…
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Why Blood Test For Early Detection Of Alzheimer’s Disease Matters
Test tube with blood sample for Alzheimer’s disease test.
Set to launch this month, a recently approved blood test to detect biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease could bring diagnosis into everyday clinical practice. In turn, this may…
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Gene Therapy For Inherited Disease In Infants
As newborn screening and rapid DNA sequencing become routine, we are poised to catch and treat … More
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Teva’s Layoffs Signal Deeper Fault Lines In The Pharma Business Model
Trucks drive in front of Teva Pharmaceutical Logistic Center in the town of Shoam, Israel. (AP … More
The recent announcement that Teva Pharmaceuticals will lay…
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Our trans health study was terminated by the government – the effects of abrupt NIH grant cuts ripple across science and society
Given the Trump administration’s systematic attempts to medically and legally disenfranchise trans people, and its abrupt termination of grants focused on LGBTQ+ health, we can’t say that the notice of termination we received regarding…
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Employers Reluctant To Cover Obesity Meds, Lower Costs May Change This
In this photo illustration, the injectable weight-loss medication Wegovy is shown. (Photo … More
A new survey report from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans shows…
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