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Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen on Friday said the company's experimental weight loss pill, amycretin, could eventually become a best-in-class treatment for obesity. The Danish drugmaker is racing to capitalize on the runaway success of its blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy by developing a new generation of treatments for obesity, including more convenient and potentially cheaper pills. His remarks came one day after Novo Nordisk impressed investors with early-stage trial data on amycretin. Patients on the…

Eli Lilly headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Eli Lilly & Co.'s shares climbed in early US trading after its experimental drug for Alzheimer's slowed the progress of the disease in a final-stage trial, paving the way for the company to apply for US approval.AJ Mast | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesEli Lilly said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration has pushed back its approval decision deadline for the drugmaker's experimental Alzheimer's treatment donanemab in a surprise move.The…

All told, the law sparked a national innovation renaissance that continues to this day. In 2002, the Economist dubbed it “possibly the most inspired piece of legislation to be enacted in America over the past half-century.” I consider it so vital that after I retired, I joined the advisory council of an organization devoted to celebrating and protecting it.  But the efficacy of the Bayh-Dole Act is now under serious threat from a draft framework the Biden administration is currently in the process of finalizing after a…

PORTLAND, Ore. — On a bleak block of Portland’s historic Chinatown, where dozens of people experiencing homelessness have pitched tents draped with plastic tarps, evidence of drug use litters the sidewalk. Among discarded cigarette butts lie squares of tin-foil, indented in the middle, with distinctive scorch marks, used to smoke substances like meth and fentanyl. Visible a few blocks away, a new Four Seasons hotel rises, angular and gleaming, on the skyline. On the sidewalk here, the city has installed a stubby green…

Colorado’s legal psychedelic therapy industry is beginning to take shape as regulators recently unveiled the first rules regarding facilitator education, training and licensure. In late February, the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) released a draft of these rules, which was informed by recommendations from the 15-member Natural Medicine Advisory Board, The board spent the better part of a year researching and discussing what they think are best practices for facilitators — the people who guide or advise people…

Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster weight-loss drug cuts the risk of kidney disease-related events in diabetic patients by 24%, according to a new clinical trial conducted by the company. Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster weight-loss drug cuts the risk of kidney disease-related events in diabetic patients by 24%, according to a new clinical trial conducted by the company. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each…

Scientists at the University of Dundee have identified a breakthrough molecular glue that could revolutionize treatments for cancer and neurodegenerative diseases by enabling the development of new drugs targeting previously untreatable conditions. This discovery paves the way for innovative drug development strategies.A groundbreaking discovery of a new type of molecular glue at the University of Dundee could open doors for the development of innovative drugs aimed at combating cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.A…

Nearly half of the individuals cited for drug usage in San Francisco over a 12-month period ending in February were not residents of the city, according to a report released Thursday that sparked a debate over how to care for poor and drug-addicted people in one of the nation’s most progressive cities.That data led to speculation from the mayor’s office and allies that abuse of free money offered to low-income residents was driving substance abusers to the Bay Area. But San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron…

Activists protest the price of prescription drug costs in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) building on October 06, 2022 in Washington, DC.Anna Moneymaker | Getty ImagesA federal judge on Friday rejected AstraZeneca's legal challenge to Medicare's new power to negotiate the prices of certain costly prescription drugs with manufacturers.The decision is another win for the Biden administration in a bitter legal fight with the pharmaceutical industry over the constitutionality of those price…

The drug finasteride, already used to treat hair loss and enlarged prostates, could also help to cut the risk of heart disease.In an analysis of data from both male humans and mice, the drug was shown to improve health and reduce levels of cholesterol.Too much cholesterol in the body is well known to increase heart disease risk, as it encourages atherosclerosis: fatty deposits in blood vessels, blocking the flow of blood through the arteries. Eventually, that can lead to strokes or heart attacks.The research team, from…