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A woman holding her lower back in pain

Chronic back pain stem cell treatment could cut need for opioids

23 October 2017

A stem cell treatment could bring relief to millions of people with chronic lower back pain. If it works, it may help curb the opioid painkiller epidemic
A man eating a burger

Hunger-blocking injection lets fat monkeys quickly lose weight

18 October 2017

A protein injection that decreases appetite has been found to help obese monkeys slim down fast, and to cut their risk of developing diabetes

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