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World-first trial finds arthritis drug may help treat type 1 diabetes | Science & Tech News
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A world-first clinical trial has found a common drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis can suppress the progression of type 1 diabetes in recently diagnosed patients. Researchers at St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, Australia, discovered baricitinib can preserve the body’s own insulin production. They described the finding as “a huge step-change” in…
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AI chatbots could help doctors treat depression, researchers suggest, after study using ChatGPT | Science & Tech News
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The AI chatbot ChatGPT could be better at following treatment standards for depression than human doctors, a study suggests. The technology could improve decision making in primary care, researchers said, as it is capable of following recognised treatment standards without any gender or social class biases that are sometimes a factor between humans. But more…
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Cholesterol drug could be used to help treat prostate cancer, study finds | Science & Tech News
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Medicine used to treat blood cholesterol could be used to treat prostate cancer that no longer responds to hormone treatment, researchers have found. Scientists at Glasgow’s Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre observed 12 participants in a clinical trial. Results showed that statins slow tumour growth when they are given alongside treatment which reduces hormone…