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Experimental weight loss pill seems to be more potent than Ozempic

Taking the oral pill amycretin resulted in people losing 13 per cent of their body weight over three months, more than twice that seen with Ozempic, but larger and longer studies are needed

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Does Viagra ward off Alzheimer's disease? It's too soon to say

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Patch with octopus-like suckers helps drugs penetrate the skin

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2R2AKY2 Advertising for Wegovy (semaglutide) weight loss injections in the New York subway on Sunday, April 30, 2023. (? Richard B. Levine)

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2024 will see a new weight-loss drug that trumps Wegovy and Ozempic

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MRI scans of a healthy brain (left) and a brain with amyloid plaque deposits (right), a sign of Alzhiemer's disease

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2023 saw a cautious hope for Alzheimer's treatment but doubts remain

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Vagus nerve stimulation may help treat drug addiction

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Covid-19 rebound affects 1 in 5 people after taking Paxlovid

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Weight-loss drug Wegovy can avert heart attacks - will this widen use?

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Blood tests for Alzheimer’s may be rolled out within five years

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Drug that cuts breast cancer risk set for wider use in UK

An oral medicine called anastrozole has been approved by the UK's drug regulatory agency for reducing the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women at moderate-to-high risk of the condition

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Why is there a shortage of ADHD drugs and what can people do?

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Legalising marijuana hasn't been the quick fix the US hoped for

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Why we know so little about cannabis – and why scientists are worried

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Potential new medicine can target proteins on cancer cell surfaces

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