Grace Wade
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Major drugmaker cuts insulin costs in the US by 70 per cent
The pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company announced it would lower the price of its most prescribed insulins by 70 per cent and cap out-of-pocket costs for people at $35 per month → Read More
Mediterranean diet may prevent cognitive issues for people with MS
People with multiple sclerosis who eat a Mediterranean diet are less likely to show signs of cognitive impairment than people with the condition who don't follow the diet → Read More
Spinal cord stimulation helps people with stroke regain arm movement
Two people with upper body paralysis caused by stroke partially regained arm movements after receiving electrical stimulation of neurons in their spinal cord → Read More
Marburg virus: What you need to know about the disease outbreak
The deadly Marburg virus has been detected in Equatorial Guinea and neighbouring Cameroon, and the World Health Organization is deploying teams to trace the spread of the disease → Read More
US proposes to ease blood donor restrictions on gay and bisexual men
The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed that blood donor assessments measure individual risk and do not exclude people based on their sexual orientation or gender → Read More
A diet high in amino acids reduced diabetes-related nerve pain in mice
Eating more of the amino acids serine and glycine decreased the amount of nerve damage and pain in mice with diabetes → Read More
Vagus nerve receptors may be key to controlling inflammation
Researchers identified receptors in the vagus nerves of mice that help control inflammation, which could improve treatments for conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis where the pathway may malfunction → Read More
We may now know how childhood adversity leaves its mark on the brain
Research in mice suggests that a newly identified brain pathway may be the reason childhood adversity increases the risk of mental health issues as an adult → Read More
How is China ending its zero-covid policy affecting cases and deaths?
Covid-19 cases are mounting in China after the government announced it would no longer pursue a zero-covid policy → Read More
Gene therapy restored immune system in children with rare disorder
Ten children with the rare condition Artemis-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency had their immune systems either partially or fully restored with gene-replacement therapy → Read More
Your gut bacteria may influence how motivated you are to exercise
A study conducted in mice suggests certain gut bacteria can regulate motivation to exercise by increasing dopamine levels in the brain during physical activity → Read More
Alzheimer’s disease progression slowed using CRISPR technique in mice
Removing only a small segment of a gene in the brain cells of mice reduced the formation of plaques seen in Alzheimer’s disease by 44 per cent → Read More
We’re rushing the use of psychedelics as medicine, researchers say
Colorado has become the second US state to legalise psychedelic drugs for medicinal uses, but psychedelics research lags far behind studies on other drugs → Read More
First faecal transplant treatment approved for use in the US
A faecal-transplant therapy called Rebyota has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. A single dose can prevent a type of recurrent infection in the gut → Read More
Psychedelic drugs may reopen critical learning periods in the brain
In adult mice, psychedelic drugs including LSD, ketamine and psilocybin have been shown to reopen the brain to a critical window for social learning usually only seen in adolescents → Read More
Acid produced by the brain could drive disease-related psychosis
Kynurenic acid is made in the brain and could play a role in psychosis related to schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease and bipolar disorder – and new drugs may be able to reduce it → Read More
When water runs short, how do you get people to use their fair share?
Droughts are expected to become more common and more severe due to climate change, affecting the water supply we all rely on. Making sure there's enough to go around will require significant changes – including to our individual habits → Read More
When will a vaccine for RSV be available in the US?
The US has seen a huge surge in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, mostly in young children. Two companies aim to make vaccines for children and elderly people available next year → Read More
People who use cannabis may experience more pain after surgery
A study of nearly 35,000 people who underwent various surgeries found that those who used cannabis in the month prior reported higher pain levels after their procedures → Read More
Soy-heavy vegan diet may reduce hot flushes in postmenopausal women
Following a low-fat vegan diet along with eating 86 grams of soybeans daily reduced the frequency of hot flushes by 78 per cent in postmenopausal women → Read More