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A man almost died after overdosing on weight loss drugs in an apparent suicide attempt, with doctors warning how these medications could trigger mental health conditions.  The unnamed 67-year-old man from Israel had been prescribed semaglutide to treat his type 2 diabetes and also to help him lose weight.  However, after self-injecting 1-mg of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, …

Cancer drugs that have been used for two decades were retooled until they were able to eliminate aggressive tumors in a “remarkable” clinical trial. Two of the patients—one with the deadliest form of skin cancer called melanoma and another with breast cancer—were told their tumors disappeared completely. Scientists at Rockefeller University in New York engineered an upgrade to an antibody …

Northwestern University researchers have unveiled a first-of-its-kind cancer treatment strategy that doesn’t attack tumors directly, but instead strips cancer cells of their ability to adapt and resist therapy. Credit: Shutterstock Restoring cellular memory blocks cancer cells from adapting to escape treatment. Northwestern University biomedical engineers have developed a completely new approach to cancer therapy that doubled the effectiveness of chemotherapy …

GLP-1 drugs are linked to lower cancer risk: study (NVO:NYSE)  Seeking Alpha Good News on GLP-1s and Cancer Risk, With One Exception  MedPage Today Health Rounds: GLP-1 drugs linked to lower cancer risks  Reuters GLP-1s Found to Reduce Cancer Risk in People With Obesity  AJMC Weight loss jabs like Mounjaro linked to ‘silent cancer’ that is surging in under-50s, warn experts: ‘We need to …

Serena Williams, one of the most successful athletes of all time, has spoken out about using weight loss drugs – she says, to lift the “stigma” around using such medication. Will her outspoken comments instil a new sense of confidence in those using the drugs? And could her honesty quieten the critics? The 43-year-old tennis star, who broke records and …

GLP-1 drugs and vision loss: How significant are the risks?  Medical News Today Ozempic faces $2 billion lawsuits as patients report stomach paralysis, vision loss | Explainer  financialexpress.com Popular Diabetes Drugs Linked to Small Risk of Retinal, Optic Nerve Disorders  MedPage Today New Research Confirms Weight-Loss Drug Link With Sudden Vision Loss  ScienceAlert Does This Side Effect Spell Doom for the GLP-1s?  Medscape Source link

Summary: Researchers have identified hyperactivity in the reticular thalamic nucleus as a driver of autism-like behaviors in mice. This brain region, which gates sensory information, was found to be overactive during stimuli and social interactions, leading to seizures, repetitive behaviors, and social withdrawal. By suppressing this activity with drugs, including one already under investigation for epilepsy, researchers were able to …

HHS allows emergency use for animal drugs to fight screwworm outbreak  NewsNation US allows emergency authorizations of animal drugs to fight screwworms  Reuters USDA Announces Sweeping Plans to Protect the United States from New World Screwworm  USDA (.gov) The US plans to build a $750M fly factory in Texas to stop a flesh-eating cattle parasite  ABC News HHS will allow emergency use of animal …

Where humans lead, their dogs tend to follow – now it seems that might even apply to weight-loss wonder drugs. Medications such as Wegovy have become ubiquitous among people hoping to shed pounds quickly. But businesses keen to cash in on the science behind the weight-loss jabs are now investigating other applications for the drugs, and our four-legged friends could …

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