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A new study strongly suggests that low doses of weight loss drugs like Ozempic can counteract aging in middle aged mice.

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Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) provides a platform for testing therapies but faces challenges in standardizing drug evaluation. At AAPS PharmSci 360, Xuanzi Zhou says digital twins accurately predict ...

Nearly a decade ago, a thin, soft-spoken twenty-something woman named Megan walked into my office and presented me with a meticulous hand-written file containing her gastrointestinal history. The file ...

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Researchers at ETH Zurich have unveiled a groundbreaking microrobot capable of delivering medicine directly to affected areas within the human body using magnetic fields. This innovation, detailed in ...

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