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This new diabetes pill burns fat without the downsides of Ozempic

Scientists have developed an experimental diabetes and obesity pill that works in a completely different way from drugs like Ozempic. Rather than reducing hunger, it activates metabolism in skeletal muscle, helping lower blood sugar and increase fat burning while preserving muscle mass. Early clinical results suggest the treatment is safe and well tolerated.

ScienceDaily

Dan Stafford Jun 4

#mwgic #2026 #Osteoarthritis #OA
#HumanTrials #FDAapproval

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-hydrogel-relieves-osteoarthritis-pain-cartilage.html

Injectable hydrogel relieves osteoarthritis pain and repairs cartilage in preclinical tests

For millions of people living with osteoarthritis, daily life can involve a frustrating cycle of pain and stiffness. While current treatments like over-the-counter medications or steroid injections can temporarily dull the ache, they do not stop the joint from deteriorating. A Yale study published in the journal Bioactive Materials found that the medication lacosamide acts as a highly effective, dual-purpose treatment that relieves joint pain and reverses cartilage damage in osteoarthritis, especially when a specialized hydrogel delivers the drug directly into the joint.

Medical Xpress

Dan Stafford Jan 31

#mwgic #2026 #Longevity #aging #glaucoma #NION #HumanTrials

https://fortune.com/2026/01/30/billionaires-longevity-aging-fda-human-clinical-trial-life-biosciences-jerry-mclaughlin-david-sinclair-harvard-science/

As billionaires chase immortality, this startup cofounded by a Harvard genetics professor gets FDA approval for the first partial de-aging human trial

Life Biosciences will test its gene therapy designed to partially reset a cell’s age and reverse vision loss in patients with glaucoma and NAION.

Fortune

CHICAGO ASK A PUNK Jan 10

Two Piece Fest "Opening Night"

online, Thursday, February 12 at 10:00 PM CST

https://chicago.askapunk.net/event/two-piece-fest-opening-night

DanStafford Oct 20, 2025

#mwgic #2025 #Cancer #Breakthrough #HumanTrials

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251018102122.htm

Breakthrough cancer therapy stops tumor growth without harming healthy cells

Scientists have found a new way to stop cancer growth without damaging healthy cells. Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute and Vividion Therapeutics discovered a compound that blocks the signal telling cancer cells to grow and divide. The treatment worked in mice with lung and breast tumors and didn’t cause harmful side effects seen in earlier drugs. Now entering human trials, this breakthrough could open the door to safer, more precise cancer therapies.

ScienceDaily

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anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖Mar 23, 2024

including primates, ultimately fail in #HumanTrials. Instead of green-lighting mega breeding facilities, governments should be investing in the #alternatives to animal testing, many of which exist, but receive little attention.

Residents of the #Georgia town have filed a lawsuit opposing the project, and now lawmakers are deciding how to proceed. Let's help stop it in its tracks .

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