ARIZONA – The Nogales border checkpoint separates the United States from Mexico. It only takes a few seconds to walk...
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New antibiotic has potential to transform ‘arms race’ against resistant diseases – including super-gonorrhoea
Drug closthioamide has been found to be effective against super-gonorrhoea STI in danger of becoming untreatable and resistant to current antibiotics It...
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Human gut microbe may lead to treatment for multiple sclerosis
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers, along with colleagues at the University of Iowa, report that a human gut microbe...
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Diabetes drug shows potential as disease-modifying therapy for Parkinson’s disease
A drug commonly used to treat diabetes may have disease-modifying potential to treat Parkinson’s disease, a new UCL-led study suggests,...
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Could probiotics replace antibiotics in wound healing?
The microbiome is known to play a major role in gut health, but what about our skin? Billions of bacteria...
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The nasal spray that will keep you safe during your holiday flight: Packed full of anti-allergy drugs, it prevents blood clots in the legs during long-haul journeys
Anti-allergy drugs that suppress certain immune cells protect mice against DVT If effective in humans, such drugs could replace treatments...
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New botulinum neurotoxin discovered — potential to treat a number of medical conditions
Botulinum toxins are currently used on more than 80 medical conditions including Muscle spasms, Overactive bladder, Chronic migraine, Cervical dystonia,...
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Of mice and cheeseburgers: Experimental drug reverses obesity-related liver disease
A drug developed at the University of Rochester Medical Center protected mice from one of the many ills of our...
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New treatment approved for acute myeloid leukemia
(HealthDay)—The combination chemotherapy drug Vyxeos (daunorubicin and cytarabine) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the...
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FDA approves Mavyret for Hepatitis C
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mavyret (glecaprevir and pibrentasvir) to treat adults with chronic hepatitis C virus...