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Blood-clotting drug derived from pigs can now be made synthetically

A common anti-clotting drug called heparin is made from pig intestines, which risks contaminations and infections. A safer, synthetic version has now been developed but its production needs scaling up

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Experimental weight loss pill seems to be more potent than Ozempic

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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

Blood tests that look for signs of Alzheimer's disease are already used in research. A project is now testing their accuracy in real-world settings, which could result in them being used by doctors within five years

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

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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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