Good old reliable milk. New research found that when it's combined with particular oral drugs, milk significantly improves their absorption by the body. It’s the latest in a series of studies showing that milk is a highly effective drug-delivery vehicle.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical Innovations, Body & MindTags: Medication, Milk, Bioavailability, Monash University
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Adding milk improves the effectiveness of oral drugs
Posted by ArielTechGeek 74 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A peptide hormone produced in the brain that triggers physiological reproductive responses has been 'hacked' by scientists to form an effective, safe and non-invasive way to treat chronic gut pain. It's being deemed an entirely new class of painkiller.Continue ReadingCategory: Chronic Pain, Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: University of Queensland, Irritable bowel syndrome, irritabl
Cheaper, highly effective oral 'Ozempic' drugs are on the way
Posted by ArielTechGeek 231 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
The race is on to develop the first daily weight-loss pill that would be both cheaper and less invasive than the current injectable drugs on the market, with the latest strong trial results from US company Terns following similarly positive outcomes from competitors including Eli Lilly, Roche and Structure Therapeutics.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Ozempic, Obes
Oral insulin drops under the tongue could replace diabetes injections
Posted by ArielTechGeek 326 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Diabetics sick of daily injections may have renewed hope for a less invasive alternative. Scientists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have developed a new delivery method for insulin where users just place a few drops under their tongue.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Diabetes, Diabetic, Insulin, Drugs, Drug delivery, Drug, University of British Columbia, Tongue
Recurrent UTIs banished for up to nine years by simple oral spray
Posted by ArielTechGeek 386 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
An oral spray vaccine against recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) prevented the condition from returning for up to nine years in more than half of study participants, new research has shown. It offers a safe, effective method of UTI prevention and an alternative to antibiotic treatment.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Infections, Vaccines, Pain, Bacteria, Antibiotic-resistant
Oral insulin set for human trials in 2025, may be available in 2-to-3 years
Posted by ArielTechGeek 463 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Researchers who’ve developed an oral insulin that has proven effective at reducing blood glucose and avoiding hypoglycemia in mice, rats, and baboons are set to take their drug to human clinical trials as soon as 2025. They’re hopeful it’ll be available to all in a few years.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Insulin, Diabetes, Diabetic, University of Sydney
Oral stem cell discovery reveals how they can be made to grow new bone
Posted by ArielTechGeek 468 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
The most comprehensive genetic map of oral stem cells to date has provided new insight into their specialized development pathways and opens the door to targeted regenerative medicine and interventions, such as therapies to grow bone.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: University of North Carolina, Stem Cells, Teeth, Regenerative Medicine, Tissot, Cells, Dental, Bones
Peptide breakthrough paves way for oral treatment of disease
Posted by ArielTechGeek 487 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Peptide therapeutics have revolutionized the treatment of disease, but their characteristics typically restrict them to administration by injection. Now, researchers have succeeded in creating an oral peptide, which has the potential to usher in a new era in drug development.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: peptide, Disease, Drug delivery, EPFL
Healthy oral, gut and urinary bug network can smash kidney stones
Posted by ArielTechGeek 495 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
The human body's microbe makeup is increasingly linked to the onset of many diseases, with a lot of the focus on the gut. A new study, however, has found that changes in the bug populations in not just the gut but in salivary and urinary microbiomes are linked to kidney stones forming.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Western University, Lawson Health Research Institute, Bacteria, M
Specific brain regions activated by IV drug use but not oral, study finds
Posted by ArielTechGeek 536 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
A new study has found that specific regions of the brain are activated after a drug is taken intravenously but not when the same drug is taken orally, with increased activity correlating to an increased feeling of euphoria. The findings could lead to new treatments for addiction.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Drugs, Addiction, Brain, fMRI, U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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