Low-dose leukemia drug can clear senescent fat cells and cut inflammation

byThe Hospital for Sick ChildrenCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn collaboration with researchers in South Korea, a team from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has discovered a promising ther

Updated on: April 23,2026

Low-dose leukemia drug can clear senescent fat cells and cut inflammation

byThe Hospital for Sick ChildrenCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn collaboration with researchers in South Korea, a team from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has discovered a promising ther

Updated on:April 23,2026

FDA weighs expanding what can go into supplements

by HealthDay StaffWhat's in your supplements could soon change.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering whether to allow new ingredients in dietary supplements. The move could ev

Updated on: April 17,2026

FDA weighs expanding what can go into supplements

by HealthDay StaffWhat's in your supplements could soon change.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering whether to allow new ingredients in dietary supplements. The move could ev

Updated on:April 17,2026

Study finds 40% of GLP-1 prescriptions go unfilled: Is cost curbing use of weight loss drugs?

by Alvin Powell, Harvard GazetteRate of fill of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist orders by race, ethnicity, and indication. Credit:JAMA Health Forum(2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum

Updated on: February 04,2026

Study finds 40% of GLP-1 prescriptions go unfilled: Is cost curbing use of weight loss drugs?

by Alvin Powell, Harvard GazetteRate of fill of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist orders by race, ethnicity, and indication. Credit:JAMA Health Forum(2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum

Updated on:February 04,2026

Researchers seek better, safer alternatives to current opioid drugs

by Kurt Loft,University of South FloridaSchematicof the proposed model, showing the conventional pathway of GDP-to-GTP exchange (left) and the expanded model to allow for bothGTPand&

Updated on: February 03,2026

Researchers seek better, safer alternatives to current opioid drugs

by Kurt Loft,University of South FloridaSchematicof the proposed model, showing the conventional pathway of GDP-to-GTP exchange (left) and the expanded model to allow for bothGTPand&

Updated on:February 03,2026

Osteoporosis medicines might offer help for chronic pain after injury or surgery

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA systematic review and meta-analysis has found that bisphosphonates—medicines commonly used to treat osteoporosis—may offer short-ter

Updated on: February 01,2026

Osteoporosis medicines might offer help for chronic pain after injury or surgery

byAmerican College of PhysiciansCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA systematic review and meta-analysis has found that bisphosphonates—medicines commonly used to treat osteoporosis—may offer short-ter

Updated on:February 01,2026

Researchers develop programmable capsule to improve treatment for hormonal disorders

byUniversity of MississippiGraphical overview of the programmable delayed-release container system (PDRCS) designed for personalized chronotherapy. Credit:International Journal of Pharmaceutics(2025).

Updated on: February 01,2026

Researchers develop programmable capsule to improve treatment for hormonal disorders

byUniversity of MississippiGraphical overview of the programmable delayed-release container system (PDRCS) designed for personalized chronotherapy. Credit:International Journal of Pharmaceutics(2025).

Updated on:February 01,2026

Natural protein drug may slow neuron death linked to Alzheimer's disease

byUniversity of Colorado AnschutzCredit: Public DomainScientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz have discovered that while brain neuron changes, including cell loss, may begin in early life, a

Updated on: January 31,2026

Natural protein drug may slow neuron death linked to Alzheimer's disease

byUniversity of Colorado AnschutzCredit: Public DomainScientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz have discovered that while brain neuron changes, including cell loss, may begin in early life, a

Updated on:January 31,2026

My prescription costs what?! Pharmacists offer tips that could reduce your out-of-pocket drug costs

by Sujith Ramachandran, Adam Pate,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEven when Americans have health insurance, they can have a hard timeaffording the drugs they've been prescribed.

Updated on: January 28,2026

My prescription costs what?! Pharmacists offer tips that could reduce your out-of-pocket drug costs

by Sujith Ramachandran, Adam Pate,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainEven when Americans have health insurance, they can have a hard timeaffording the drugs they've been prescribed.

Updated on:January 28,2026

Little awareness of medical and psychological complexities of steroid cream withdrawal

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Yaroslav Shuraev from PexelsThere is little awareness, particularly among clinicians, of the medical and psychological complexities of "topical steroid withdrawal

Updated on: January 27,2026

Little awareness of medical and psychological complexities of steroid cream withdrawal

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Yaroslav Shuraev from PexelsThere is little awareness, particularly among clinicians, of the medical and psychological complexities of "topical steroid withdrawal

Updated on:January 27,2026

How statins cause muscle aches

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterSimvastatin molecules bind to two locations on a muscle protein, called the ryanodine receptor, which opens a channel in the receptor. The flow of calcium th

Updated on: January 24,2026

How statins cause muscle aches

byColumbia University Irving Medical CenterSimvastatin molecules bind to two locations on a muscle protein, called the ryanodine receptor, which opens a channel in the receptor. The flow of calcium th

Updated on:January 24,2026