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Opioid analgesics reduce the use of antipsychotics in Alzheimer’s disease
Initiating an opioid analgesic reduced the use of antipsychotics and benzodiazepines in persons with Alzheimer's disease...
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High doses of favipiravir may be effective against Ebola
High doses of favipiravir extended survival in non-human primates infected with Ebola virus, according to a new study....
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Treating menopause symptoms reduces abdominal fat tissue
Women who undergo hormone therapy to relieve menopausal symptoms tend to have less fat tissue, particularly in the abdomen, than other menopausal women...
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Kineret reduces inflammation in stroke patients
An anti-inflammatory drug given to patients in the early stages of a stroke has been shown to reduce harmful inflammation...
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Acoustic Cluster Therapy drives drug therapies to cancer cells
Researchers are testing the use of pulsed sound waves to direct and focus cancer drug therapies...
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Tamoxifen and raloxifene slow down the progression of muscular dystrophy
Long-term treatment with selective estrogen receptor modulators improves muscle, respiratory, and skeletal function without weakening bone in new mouse studies...
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Single steroid-bronchodilator treatment improves persistent asthma
UConn-led review finds new class of long-acting bronchodilators effective for patients with uncontrolled asthma...
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Dimethandrolone undecanoate shows promise as a male birth control pill
A new birth control pill for men appears to be safe when used daily for a month, with hormone responses consistent with effective contraception...
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MLE490 reduces the number and severity of hot flushes in menopause
A new class of experimental drugs reduces hot flushes in menopausal women by almost three-quarters in just three days...
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H-DAPPs nanoparticles show ability to locate and treat breast tumours
Researchers have developed a fluorescing nanoparticle capable of finding tumours, lighting up upon arrival and being activated with light to generate heat to destroy the cancer cells...
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Trogarzo approved for HIV patients with limited treatment options
The FDA has approved Trogarzo for adult patients whose HIV infections cannot be successfully treated...
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Thalidomide could suppress nerve cell death
Scientists reveal that this dangerous drug could suppress nerve cell death...
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GS-5734 inhibits a range of emerging coronaviruses
Researchers report on GS-5734, a promising experimental broad-spectrum antiviral drug...
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Combination therapy suppresses HIV-like virus in primates
Broadly neutralising antibody treatment may target viral reservoir in monkeys...
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EMA accepts Marketing Authorisation Variation for Forxiga in adults with type-1 diabetes
First European filing acceptance of a selective sodium glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor in type-1 diabetes...
