side effect
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Earlier efforts to rejuvenate the immune system have often focused on sending T cell growth factors through the bloodstream, but that approach can cause harmful side effects.
From Science Daily
The second problem, as several early studies showed, was that GLP-1 given in large doses caused patients to vomit, foreshadowing the primary side effect of today’s blockbusters.
“Here, patients didn’t need to increase their dose to relieve their pain, reducing the chances of unwanted side effects.”
Enter U.S. biotech firm Sydnexis, which developed a safer atropine formulation with fewer side effects.
One uncommon but documented side effect of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines is myocarditis, which refers to inflammation of the heart muscle.
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