Medical, recreational cannabis dispensaries lead to reduced opioid prescriptions
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Cannabis may be a pain-management substitute for people experiencing chronic or acute pain from conditions like cancer, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
TORONTO (November 10, 2025)—Millions of very young children currently excluded from treatment with the drug ivermectin could be safely included in ongoing campaigns against challenging and often neglected tropical diseases such as intestinal worms, scabies and river blindness, according to results from a clinical trial presented today at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).
Injectable weight-loss drugs can reduce the risk of serious cardiovascular events for people with type 2 diabetes. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Harvard Medical School have demonstrated this in using insurance claims data. They found that semaglutide and tirzepatide – marketed as Ozempic and Mounjaro – reduced the risk of serious cardiovascular events by up to 18 percent.
Exercise-induced angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis offer promising anti-aging benefits by improving vascular and immune system function. A review from researchers in China found that exercise activates key molecular pathways boosting blood and lymphatic vessel growth, which enhances tissue repair and metabolic regulation. This approach may serve as a therapeutic strategy to counteract age-related decline and diseases, with potential for personalized exercise interventions improving health and longevity.
Water is everywhere – it covers the major part of Earth, circulates in the human body, and is found even in the smallest molecular clefts. However, what happens if water cannot flow freely, but is enclosed in such structures? Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Constructor University in Bremen proved for the first time that enclosed water can influence its surroundings and favors binding between molecules. This discovery could open new paths for the design of drugs and new materials. The researchers report on their findings in the International Edition of the “Angewandte Chemie” journal. (DOI: 10.1002/anie.202505713)