What are called autoimmune diseases can affect just about every part of the body — and tens of millions of people. While most ...

Australia’s regulator has issued warnings about the risk of suicidal thoughts and lower effectiveness of contraceptives in ...

Metformin has been prescribed to people with type 2 diabetes to manage blood sugar for more than 60 years, but scientists haven't been exactly sure how it works.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has finally made its recommendations on using glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) ...

Scientists are testing whether GLP-1 drugs can help to cut cravings for cigarettes, alcohol and opioids — as well as food.

From heart health to immune support, science increasingly supports what tradition has claimed for centuries: garlic is good ...

New GLP-1 weight-loss drugs may preserve muscle, protect skin, and reduce the risk of "Ozempic face." Experts explain what ...

Powerful psychotropic drugs are often the next step, even though their combined effects in young children haven’t been ...

A similarly designed study in patients with both obesity and diabetes, published in Retina, also linked GLP-1 drugs to lower ...

Weight loss drug Ozempic has caused quite a stir this year, with many linking it to drastic celebrity weight loss. While ...

Knowing that naloxone works by stalling the µ-opioid receptor in an early, latent state suggests that molecules that can bind more tightly or more selectively to this form of the receptor could be ...

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