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Monthly Injection Helps Severe Asthma Patients Safely Reduce Daily Steroids

Discover the phase 3 trial results for a monthly injection designed to help asthma sufferers reduce or cease their use of daily steroid tablets.
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mRNA Therapy Shows Early Promise Against Drug-Resistant Pneumonia

mRNA therapy encoding antimicrobial peptibodies reduces drug-resistant pneumonia severity in preclinical models and boosts immune defense.
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Eczema Drug Shows Promise in Phase 3 Trials

Rocatinlimab treatment for eczema has shown significant improvement in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.
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Metformin Behaves Differently in Type 1 Diabetes

A trial in adults with type 1 diabetes found that metformin does not improve insulin resistance in liver, muscle or fat tissue. However, it lowered daily insulin needs by ~12%, offering a practical benefit independent of insulin sensitivity.
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Study Reveals How Statins Trigger Muscle Damage and Potential Ways To Stop It

Researchers show statins force open RyR1 calcium channels in muscle cells, revealing the cause of muscle damage and paths to safer drugs.
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When Mitochondria Can’t Burn Ketones: A New Clue in Diabetes

Researchers measured, for the first time, how mitochondria in human tissues use ketone bodies for energy. Heart, muscle and liver cells from people with type 2 diabetes or MASLD showed reduced ketone-driven energy production.
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Kinase Inhibitors Double as Degraders

Study shows many kinase inhibitors also induce target protein degradation, revealing a widespread and exploitable pharmacological effect.
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Many Patients May Not Need Long-Term Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer

A new study outlines that most of the benefits of hormone therapy for prostate cancer occur in the first 9 to 12 months, and extending therapy increases the risk of health problems.
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Methamphetamine Disrupts Dopamine Transport by Blocking Key Protein Modification

Methamphetamine reduces palmitoylation on dopamine transporters, slowing dopamine reuptake and altering brain signaling. The findings reveal a new mechanism behind addiction and may guide future treatments.
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Three-Year-Old Patient With Hunter Syndrome Responds Well to Gene Therapy

Three-year-old Ollie Chu, born with the rare and life-limiting Hunter syndrome, is showing improvement after receiving an experimental stem cell gene therapy developed at the University of Manchester.
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