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A Mother’s Fight for Life and a Few More Weeks With Her Sons #tofersen4lisa

Lisa Stockman-Mauriello is dying from ALS, but a pharmaceutical company, Biogen, is trialing a new drug called Torfersen that may buy her a little extra time.

What is Metformin?

Metformin helps control blood sugar by multiple mechanisms. First, it decreases the production of sugar by the liver, which would help manage blood sugar

Up, Up, And Away: The Evolution of Speed

Amphetamine was synthesized from ephedrine by German scientists in 1887, and methamphetamine, also created by Nagayoshi, arrived in 1893. Pharmacologist Akira Ogata took methamphetamine one step further

The Evolution of Quinine to Hydroxychloroquine, Covid’s Snake Oil

The evolution of Hydroxychloroquine. From malarial treatment to snake oil for curing Covid. America's love affair with quackery and snake oil explored