How a New Weight-Loss Pill Could Transform Health

In an hour-long meeting at Eli Lilly and Company’s headquarters in Indianapolis on April 15, the pharmaceutical company’s top executives met, like they had dozens of times before, to hear the long-awaited results of a study involving a new drug. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] There’s always a lot riding on these presentations, called readouts. But this one, … Read more

The Scientific Search for Youth

Later this year, a handful of people with a rare eye condition will receive a novel injection that is designed to quite literally turn back time.  Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy—known as NAION—can cause sudden blindness when blood flow to the optic nerve is blocked. It’s not clear what causes the condition, although diabetes, high … Read more