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The ‘missed disease’ that affects 190 million: endometriosis drug shows early promise
Researchers modified niclosamide to target endometriosis lesions in mice, and the early study suggests a possible alternative to surgery and hormone therapy.
Nature, Published online: 01 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03042-xModified medication targets the cells implicated in the condition’s tell-tale lesions.
Researchers have modified a drug used in tenia treatment to target cells involved in the characteristic lesions of endometriosis, a disease that affects millions of people.