Round pills are easier to swallow, but that doesn’t offer much control in how they release their drug payload. Max Planck scientists have now developed a model for designing complex 3D-printable ...

Many women believe that the pill can cause weight gain. Research hasn’t found this – but it has found that it can change body shape (and fat storage) in other surprising ways.

Compared with those who continued to take their heart medications, those who lapsed were 30% more likely to have experienced a change in their medication’s shape or color, the researchers found.