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Chewing Gum with GMO Could Reduce the Spread of COVID
Gum carrying a protein produced by genetically modified lettuce traps SARS-CoV-2
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Nasal Spray COVID Preventives Are Finally in Development
Different methods of drug delivery give us more tools to fight disease
Pharmaceuticals
A Psychedelic May Soon Go to the FDA for Approval to Treat Trauma
MDMA, known as Ecstasy in the clubs, gained high marks in a clinical trial for PTSD
Health Care
These Are the Latest COVID Treatments
But shortages mean that new antivirals and other drugs may be hard to come by
Pharmaceuticals
Preparing for the Next Plague
SARS-CoV-2 adds impetus to the race for broad-spectrum countermeasures against future global infectious scourges
Diet
The Weight Game: How Body-Size Bias Can Hold Back Health Science
For decades, assumptions about weight have clouded our view of health
Pharmaceuticals
How the New Antiviral Pills Help Thwart COVID
A drug made by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics—which an FDA panel recently greenlit—and one made by Pfizer work in different ways, but both prevent the virus from replicating...
Politics
New FDA Chief Will Face COVID Woes and Calls for Drug-Approval Reform
After long delay, U.S. President Joe Biden picks Robert Califf to once again head the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Pharmaceuticals
Investigating Antidepressants’ Surprising Effect on COVID Deaths
Researchers are still puzzling over what this drug does at the molecular level to help COVID patients
Pharmaceuticals
Advil, Tylenol and Similar Painkillers Used to Replace Opioids Carry Risks
Over-the-counter analgesics can be quite effective, but high doses have downsides
Pharmaceuticals
How Antiviral Pill Molnupiravir Shot Ahead in the COVID Drug Hunt
The Merck pill, which could become the first oral antiviral COVID treatment, forces the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to mutate itself to death
Medicine
A Strategy for Rescheduling Psilocybin
There are three legal pathways to deregulating the drug under the Controlled Substances Act
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Fringe Doctors’ Groups Promote Ivermectin for COVID despite a Lack of Evidence
The organizations touting unproved protocols for the antiparasitic drug may be harming vaccination efforts
Microbiology
Inside Millions of Invisible Droplets, Potential Superbug Killers Grow
New research has created microscopic antibiotic factories in droplets that measure a trillionth of liter in volume.
Health
U.S. Navy Recruits Gut Microbes to Fight Obesity and Disease
The military is creating “smart” E. coli to combat a variety of disorders faced by warfighters
Health
NIH-Funded Trials Dip, Industry Trials on the Rise
Adjusted for inflation, NIH budget has fallen by 14 percent since 2006, which may explain some of the decrease
Mind & Brain
Antidepressants in Pregnancy Tied to Autism
The new findings do not prove SSRIs cause autism, but they raise more questions about taking such medications late in pregnancy
Health
Antibiotic Use in Food Animals Continues to Rise
Soaring levels of drug use in livestock fuels concern about resistant bacteria, human health
