Tag: Future medicine

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 2.8 million antimicrobial-resistant infections occur in the United States every year. This global public health threat fuels the urgent search for what is the new alternative to antibiotics, with several innovative approaches showing promise.

Urocortin, a family of endogenous peptide hormones, has been the subject of promising research, revealing a variety of potential health benefits, particularly for the cardiovascular system, metabolism, and stress response. While the term 'uro' can also refer to urinary health supplements, the significant pharmacological promise lies with the urocortin peptides.