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Roeland Decorte grew up In Belgium, where she learned to spot the subtle early signs of mental decline in small changes in the way residents walked or talked, Decorte was …

In a new study, a global team of researchers hijacked the system Toxoplasma uses to secrete proteins into their host cell. The team genetically engineered Toxoplasma to make a hybrid …

Semaglutide and tirzepatide work by mimicking the action of GLP-1, a hormone found naturally in the body. These drugs act on GLP-1 receptors in the pancreas to trigger the release …

It’s possible that tirzepatide is slightly more effective because it’s a dual receptor agonist. In addition to GLP-1, it also activates receptors for GIP, another hormone involved in regulating blood …

It was 12:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time when Andrew Rosenberg, an anesthesiologist and critical care physician who works as chief information officer at Michigan Medicine, suddenly realized that a significant …

Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk have recently taken legal action against companies that sell compounded versions of drugs, often alleging trademark infringement. Novo Nordisk has filed 21 lawsuits since last …

In 2013, the The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has made an unprecedented recommendation: Women should be given a lower dose of the insomnia drug zolpidem than men. The rationale …

It’s not clear why some people taking these drugs lose a lot of weight while others lose none. “We still don’t understand most of the variation in response,” says Ewan …

In late March, a tobacco shop in Dyersburg, Tennessee, announced the arrival of a new product in its store: a disposable nicotine vaporizer with an LCD screen that can connect …

“The statistics are terrifying: dementia is the leading cause of death in the UK. It has been the leading cause of death among women since 2011,” says Hilary Evans, CEO …