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Is Alzheimer’s drug donanemab really a 'turning point' for treatment?

The experimental drug donanemab slows the progression of Alzheimer's disease compared with a placebo, but the effect may not be large enough to be noticed by people with the condition or their families

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (13842171a) Packages of prescribtion drugs Ozempic and Wegovy by Novo Nordisk sit on a table in Copenhagen, Denmark, 23 March 2023. US celebrities have credited their weight loss to the FDA-approved medications that are prescribed to treat Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes drugs used as slimming agent, Copenhagen, Denmark - 23 Mar 2023

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People think drugs like Wegovy are a quick fix. So what if they are?

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Opioids no better than placebo for short-term lower back and neck pain

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'Smart drugs' don't make people better at a problem-solving test

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Diabetes drug metformin may cut the risk of long covid by 41 per cent

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Do new Alzheimer's drugs signal the end of the condition?

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SARS-CoV-2 could evolve into new variants that may evade existing vaccines

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Inhaled powder that coats airways can block coronavirus infection

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The omicron coronavirus variant binding to a cell's ACE2 receptor

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Drug that targets ACE2 receptors may work against new covid variants

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Our balance naturally declines with age, making serious falls more likely to occur

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A daily dose of aspirin raises the risk of falls among older people

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Packets of drugs in woman's hands

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Drugs that mutate viruses to kill them could make them more dangerous

Several antiviral drugs kill viruses by inducing lots of mutations, but a computer model suggests this could have unpredictable consequences

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Stroke drug improves memory and repairs injured brain tissue in mice

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Recurring UTIs may be prevented with an antiseptic drug

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Potent new antifungal discovered in the microbiome of marine animals

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