Jenna Jameson is slim again. And the 49-year-old Playboy model shared on her Instagram account that she did not use drugs to shed the pounds. ‘A lot of people are addressing my weight loss. I’m just minding my health,’ the blonde star shared. The nude model was in a purple bikini when she made her comments. … Read more
From diabetes drug to celebrity weight-loss secret to blockbuster drug, Ozempic has become a household name. Just a year ago, my patients at Yale School of Medicine had never heard of Ozempic. Now, they come to me asking for it by name. Ozempic (semaglutide) belongs to a new generation of medications called “nutrient-stimulated, hormone-based therapeutics,” … Read more
New orally available drug for spinal cord injury found to be safe and tolerable in healthy participants New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has demonstrated the safety and tolerability of a new drug treatment designed as a therapeutic intervention for spinal cord injury (SCI). The research, … Read more
Two distinct neurodevelopmental abnormalities that arise just weeks after the start of brain development have been associated with the emergence of autism spectrum disorder, according to a new Yale-led study in which researchers developed brain organoids from the stem cells of boys diagnosed with the disorder. And, researchers say, the specific abnormalities seem to be … Read more
A change in just one letter in the code that makes up a cancer-causing gene can significantly affect how aggressive a tumor is or how well a patient with cancer responds to a particular therapy. A new, very precise gene-editing tool created by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators will enable scientists to study the impact of … Read more
A study published on August 10, 2023 in the journal Nature Communications has identified a new pathway that human immune deficiency virus (HIV) uses to enter the nucleus of a healthy cell, where it can then replicate and go on to invade other cells. The researchers also identified three proteins that are needed for the … Read more
A rise in gonorrhea infections has drugmakers racing to develop new therapies as the sexually transmitted infection increasingly evades the last medication that can effectively treat it. Resistant strains are surfacing around the world, and experts say they’ll soon arrive in the US. Two companies, GSK Plc and Innoviva Inc., have new antibiotics for gonorrhea … Read more
Many Americans really want to lose weight — and a new poll shows nearly half of adults would be interested in taking a prescription drug to help them do so. At the same time, enthusiasm dims sharply if the treatment comes as an injection, if it is not covered by insurance, or if the weight … Read more