After more than a year since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak was declared a global health emergency, the U.S.
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Study explains why antipsychotic medications lead to weight gain, promote metabolic syndrome
Why do patients who receive antipsychotic medications to manage schizophrenia and bipolar disorder quickly gain weight and develop prediabetes and
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Scientists demonstrate how glue points and sequence alignment information can flag residue SARS-CoV-2 variants
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has ravaged the globe for more than a year, with an increasing emergence of
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Misuse of opioid drugs during pregnancy could have lasting impact on child’s development
As the number of pregnant women using opioid drugs continues to rise, questions have been raised about the long-term health
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Common HIV drugs may prevent leading cause of vision loss, study finds
Scientists have identified a group of drugs that may help stop a leading cause of vision loss after making an
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Research finds blood pressure can be controlled without drugs after spinal cord injury
Dr. Richi Gill, MD, is back at work, able to enjoy time with his family in the evening and get
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Human pancreatic cancer model offers new opportunities for testing drugs
UNSW scientists have grown human pancreatic cancer tumors in the lab—their model is the first of its kind, with important
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COVID-19 outcomes for patients on immunosuppressive drugs on par with non-immunosuppressed patients
People taking immunosuppressive drugs to prevent organ transplant rejection or to treat inflammatory or autoimmune diseases do not fare worse
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Study discovers multiple unapproved drugs in ‘brain boosting’ supplements
Supplements that claim to improve mental focus and memory may contain unapproved pharmaceutical drugs and in potentially dangerous combinations and
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New drugs could stymie superbugs by freezing evolution
Scientists may have uncovered a new weapon in the fight against antibiotic-resistant superbugs: drugs that freeze bacterial evolution in its
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