News Release 16-Sep-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationCenter for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS) image: Dr. Julián Bergueiro at CiQUS: Credit: CiQUS – USC Helices are structures found naturally in many important molecules, such as proteins. These helices possess a twist that depends on the arrangement of their basic components. By understanding how a helix...
September 20, 2024 by Ernie Mundell The days of waiting for a flu shot at your doctor’s office or local pharmacy may be over: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved FluMist nasal spray as the first influenza vaccine that can be self-administered at home. It’s a “new option for receiving a safe...
Kate Johnson June 25, 2024 MONTREAL —Tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Eli Lilly), the dual gastric inhibitory polypeptide–glucagon-like peptide 1 (GIP–GLP-1) receptor agonist that has shown significant benefits in diabetes and obesity, may also help prevent diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), new research suggests. In a large database analysis of patients with type 2 diabetes, those taking tirzepatide had...
September 20, 2024 by Robin Foster Controversial fentanyl lollipops and similar products will no longer be made by drug makers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced. Known as TIRF medications, these products contain fentanyl and are used to manage breakthrough pain in cancer patients who have become tolerant to around-the-clock opioid therapy, the...
By Meg Tirrell, CNNPublished 6:30 AM EDT, Tue September 17, 2024 The new crop of GLP-1 weight loss drugs all come in the form of injections. New pill versions are in trials now. Illustration by Leah Abucayan/CNNJared Holz thought about taking one of the new GLP-1 drugs for weight loss for months before he actually...
September 13, 2024 by Ernie Mundell It could be a real breakthrough for people at risk for HIV infection: A shot given every six months that reduces their risk by a whopping 96%. That’s according to new trial results released Thursday by Gilead Sciences, which is repurposing its HIV treatment, the antiviral lenacapavir, as a...
September 11, 2024 by Diabetologia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAll doses of tirzepatide, a medication approved in the EU to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, consistently reduced body weight in women and men, but women experienced greater weight loss, according to new post hoc research to be presented at this year’s Annual Meeting of the...
September 10, 2024 by Diabetologia Credit: Lukas from PexelsThe obesity medication liraglutide is safe and effective in children aged 6 to <12 years, new research being presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Madrid, Spain (9-13 September), and published simultaneously in the New England Journal of...
September 9, 2024 by Boston University School of Medicine Credit: National Institutes of HealthSickle cell disease is a common genetic disorder characterized by periodic occurrences of pain that occur repeatedly throughout life. These episodes, referred to as vaso-occlusive episodes, happen when sickled cells obstruct blood vessels. The degree of pain may range from a mild...
September 10, 2024 by Dennis Thompson Taking steroids more than doubles a person’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a new study warns. Patients taking steroid pills, injections or infusions are 2.6 times more likely to develop diabetes than those not on steroids, researchers reported Sunday in a presentation at the annual meeting of the...
