25 September 2024 By Mariana Lenharo The latest injectable obesity drugs could treat many other disorders. Credit: Joe Buglewicz for The Washington Post via Getty There’s a bar in Baltimore, Maryland, that very few people get to enter. It has a cocktail station, beer taps and shelves stacked with spirits. But only scientists or drug-trial...
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Research review suggests long COVID may last indefinitely for some people and mimic other ailments
by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress Hypothesized mechanisms of long COVID pathogenesis. There are several hypothesized mechanisms for long COVID pathogenesis, including immune dysregulation, microbiota disruption, autoimmunity, clotting and endothelial abnormality, and dysfunctional neurological signaling. EBV, Epstein–Barr virus; HHV-6, human herpesvirus 6; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Credit: Nature Reviews Microbiology (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41579-022-00846-2 A small team of researchers,...
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Could medical marijuana help grandma and grandpa with their ailments?
Medical marijuana may bring relief to older people who have symptoms like pain, sleep disorders or anxiety due to chronic conditions including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, neuropathy, spinal cord damage and multiple sclerosis, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 71st Annual Meeting in...