Pharmacology News
May 3, 2024
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May 3, 2024 — The placenta's response to infections from malaria, toxoplasmosis and listeria has been mapped in high resolution, possibly paving the way for new treatment ...
May 2, 2024 — Working with human breast and lung cells, scientists say they have charted a molecular pathway that can lure cells down a hazardous path of duplicating their genome too many times, a hallmark of cancer ...
May 2, 2024 — Natural malaria infections have been genetically analysed at a higher resolution than ever before, giving insights that could help understand and block ...
May 2, 2024 — A new device for taking blood samples uses microneedles and a suction cup instead of a large needle. People with a phobia of needles stand to benefit. More blood can be obtained than with the classic finger prick, making diagnostic measurements more ...
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May 2, 2024 — Researchers are on a mission to kill drug-resistant bacteria, and a new study has identified a therapy that can penetrate the slime that such infections use to protect themselves from ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — A completely novel way to develop 'surpamolecules' for drug discovery could have application in immunotherapy as well as this breakthrough design for an anticoagulant with on-demand ...
May 1, 2024 — A study has identified a therapy that can penetrate the slime that such infections use to protect themselves from antibiotics. Scientists showed that an antimicrobial peptide from cows has potential ...
May 1, 2024 — An mRNA cancer vaccine quickly reprogrammed the immune system to attack the most aggressive type of brain tumor in a first-ever human clinical ...
May 1, 2024 — Researchers have found that cells inside clogged arteries have cancer-like properties that aggravate atherosclerosis, and anticancer drugs could be a new ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — An entirely new approach to inhibiting DNA-cleaving enzymes works through the aggregation of an otherwise non-toxic molecule. This discovery may lead to a much-needed method for curbing Streptococcus ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Anticoagulant treatments are crucial for managing many conditions, such as heart disease, stroke and venous thrombosis. Current options, however, carry an inherent risk of serious bleeding due to ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that the smooth muscle cells that line the arteries of people with atherosclerosis can change into new cell types and ...
May 1, 2024 — A novel combination of two cancer drugs has shown great potential as a future treatment for patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), one of the most common types of blood cancers. A new study has ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Proteins are the workhorses of life. Organisms use them as building blocks, receptors, processors, couriers and catalysts. A protein's structure is critical to its function. Malformed proteins not ...
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May 1, 2024 — Using multiple nicotine products can be associated with higher levels of nicotine dependence among youth and increased mortality in adults, compared with the use of one product alone. Researchers ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Scientists report significant progress in cultivating nephron progenitor cells (NPCs), the cells destined to form the kidney's filtration system, the nephrons. NPCs hold immense promise for ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Scientists say that an experimental monoclonal antibody drug called mAb43 appears to prevent and reverse the onset of clinical type 1 diabetes in mice, and in some cases, to lengthen the ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — A new study examining the role of aspirin in breast cancer treatment reveals critical issues related to health equity and aging that have broad implications for cancer and other disease intervention ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — A multicenter study has identified a potential new treatment for acute heart failure, a leading cause of hospitalization and ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Many surgeons remove the bursa when repairing rotator cuff injuries, but a new animal study suggests that the small tissue helps with ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — For most human proteins, there are no small molecules known to bind them chemically (so called 'ligands'). Ligands frequently represent important starting points for drug development but ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — A new tool to identify infants most at risk for severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) illness could aid pediatricians in prioritizing children under 1 to receive a preventive medication before RSV ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — An unexpected discovery surprised a scientist: nanometer-sized diamond particles, which were intended for a completely different purpose, shone brightly in a magnetic resonance imaging experiment -- ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Machines can learn not only to make predictions, but also to handle causal relationships. An international research team shows how this could make therapies safer, more efficient, and more ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Researchers discovered that more than 300 liver genes are under circadian control: Circadian variations affect how much of a drug is available and how effectively the body can break it ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — People who take acid-reducing drugs may have a higher risk of migraine and other severe headache than people who do not take these medications, according to a new study. The acid-reducing drugs ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — To improve chemotherapy dosing, engineers designed CLAUDIA, a way to continuously measure how much drug is in a patient's system during hours-long ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Cleveland Clinic researchers developed an artficial intelligence (AI) model that can determine the best combination and timeline to use when prescribing drugs to treat a bacterial infection, based ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Conditions such as diabetes, heart attack and vascular diseases commonly diagnosed in people with spinal cord injuries can be traced to abnormal post-injury neuronal activity that causes abdominal ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A new computer process makes it possible to generate active pharmaceutical ingredients quickly and easily based on a protein's three-dimensional surface. The new process could revolutionize drug ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have published results of a phase I clinical trial of a novel immunotherapy for high-risk ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have created a new vaccine candidate to treat staph and MRSA ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — If a patient is successfully resuscitated after a cardiac arrest and circulation resumes, they are not out of the woods yet. A number of factors can influence whether and how they survive the trauma ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Nursing homes in disadvantaged communities are more likely to overmedicate residents with antipsychotics, especially homes that are understaffed, according to a new ...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Monday, April 29, 2024
- Experimental Type 1 Diabetes Drug Shelters Pancreas Cells from Immune System Attack
- The Aspirin Conundrum: Navigating Negative Results, Age, Aging Dynamics and Equity
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Advance in the Treatment of Acute Heart Failure Identified
- Shoulder Surgeons Should Rethink a Common Practice, Study Suggests
- A Shortcut for Drug Discovery
- New Tool Helps Identify Babies at High-Risk for RSV
- Diamond Dust Shines Bright in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- AI in Medicine: The Causality Frontier
- Circadian Rhythms Can Influence Drugs' Effectiveness
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Use of Acid Reflux Drugs Linked to Higher Risk of Migraine
- A Closed-Loop Drug-Delivery System Could Improve Chemotherapy
- Artificial Intelligence Can Develop Treatments to Prevent 'superbugs'
- After Spinal Cord Injury, Neurons Wreak Havoc on Metabolism
- AI Designs New Drugs Based on Protein Structures
- CAR T Cell Therapy Targeting HER2 Antigen Shows Promise Against Advanced Sarcoma in Phase I Trial
- A Vaccine to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
- Positive Effect of Midazolam After Cardiac Arrest
- Understaffed Nursing Homes in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods More Likely to Overuse Antipsychotics
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Optimal Timing Maximizes Paxlovid Benefits for Treating COVID-19
- Researchers Create Artificial Cells That Act Like Living Cells
- Follow-Up 50 Years on Finds Landmark Steroid Study Remains Safe
Monday, April 22, 2024
- Scientists Discover the Cellular Functions of a Family of Proteins Integral to Inflammatory Diseases
- Breakthrough Rice Bran Nanoparticles Show Promise as Affordable and Targeted Anticancer Agent
- Genetically Engineering a Treatment for Incurable Brain Tumors
- In Psychedelic Therapy, Clinician-Patient Bond May Matter Most
Friday, April 19, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- A Common Pathway in the Brain That Enables Addictive Drugs to Hijack Natural Reward Processing
- Potential New Treatment Path for Lasting Lyme Disease Symptoms
- AI Tool Predicts Responses to Cancer Therapy Using Information from Each Cell of the Tumor
- Siblings With Unique Genetic Change Help Scientists Progress Drug Search for Type 1 Diabetes
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Researchers Create New AI Pipeline for Identifying Molecular Interactions
- Protecting Brain Cells With Cannabinol
- AI Speeds Up Drug Design for Parkinson's by Ten-Fold
- Researchers Uncover Human DNA Repair by Nuclear Metamorphosis
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Common HIV Treatments May Aid Alzheimer's Disease Patients
- Teen Stress May Raise Risk of Postpartum Depression in Adults
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Illuminating the Path to Hearing Recovery
- Next-Generation Treatments Hitch a Ride Into Cancer Cells
- Epilepsy Drug Prevents Brain Tumors in Mice With NF1
Friday, April 12, 2024
- Team Demonstrates Miniature Brain Stimulator in Humans
- A Third of Women Experience Migraines Associated With Menstruation, Most Commonly When Premenopausal
- Study Reveals Potential to Reverse Lung Fibrosis Using the Body's Own Healing Technique
- Molecular Causes of Different Functions of Opioid Receptors
- Melanomas Resist Drugs by 'breaking' Genes
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- New Study Finds Potential Targets at Chromosome Ends for Degenerative Disease Prevention
- Why Some People With Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Pain Without Inflammation
- Scientists Uncover Key Resistance Mechanism to Wnt Inhibitors in Pancreatic and Colorectal Cancers
- Landmark Study Involving Babies in Ireland Supports Use of Cystic Fibrosis Drug in Infants from Four Weeks of Age
- In the Drive to Deprescribe, Heartburn Drug Study Teaches Key Lessons
- This Outdated Diabetes Drug Still Has Something to Offer
- Safety of a Potential New Treatment to Manage Complications from Sickle Cell Disease
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- How the Body Switches out of 'fight' Mode
- New Drug Prevents Flu-Related Inflammation and Lung Damage
- Researchers Discover How We Perceive Bitter Taste
- Mechanism of Action of the Hepatitis B and D Virus Cell Entry Inhibitor Bulevirtide Deciphered
- New Insight Into Combating Drug-Resistant Prostate Cancer
- Impact of Aldehydes on DNA Damage and Aging
- Brain Stimulation Treatment May Improve Depression, Anxiety in Older Adults
- Revolutionary Molecular Device Unleashes Potential for Targeted Drug Delivery and Self-Healing Materials
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- Beating Back Bitter Taste in Medicine
- Nasal Spray Safely Treats Recurrent Abnormal Heart Rhythms, Clinical Trial Suggests
- Targeting RAS Proteins May Prevent Relapse in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- No Link Between Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children's Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability, Says Large Sibling Study
- Cardiology Team Performs Novel Heart Artery Repair With Newly Approved Device
Monday, April 8, 2024
- A Pulse of Innovation: AI at the Service of Heart Research
- Targeting Vulnerability in B-Cell Development Leads to Novel Drug Combination for Leukemia
- Scientists Grow 'mini Kidneys,' Revealing New Insights Into Metabolic Defects and Potential Therapy for Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Bringing Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens to Their Knees
- Opening a New Front Against Pancreatic Cancer
- Long COVID Leaves Telltale Traces in the Blood, Study Finds
- Unnecessary Use of Beta-Blockers After a Heart Attack?
- Stopping Aspirin One Month After Coronary Stenting Procedures Significantly Reduces Bleeding Complications in Heart Attack Patients, Study Suggests
Friday, April 5, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- An Hereditary Liver Disease Cured With the Help of Gene Scissors
- Organoids Reveal How to Protect the Brain Against Dementia and ALS Following Traumatic Injury, According to Study
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- Developing a Vaccine for the 'zombie Drug' Xylazine
- Immunotherapy for Alzheimer's Disease Shows Promise in Mouse Study
- Researchers Map How the Brain Regulates Emotions
- New Discovery Unravels Malaria Invasion Mechanism
- Using Machine Learning to Save Lives in the ER
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Investigators Develop Novel Treatment for T-Cell Leukemias and Lymphomas
- Wound Treatment Gel Fights the Battle Against Antibacterial Resistance
Monday, April 1, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- How the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Enters Our Cells
- Researchers Racing to Develop Paxlovid Replacement
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Researchers Introduce Enhanced Brain Signal Analysis Technique
- A Combination of Approved Drugs Enhances the Delivery of Anti-Bacterial Medications to Treat Tuberculosis
- Combining Epigenetic Cancer Medications May Have Benefit for Colorectal Cancers and Other Tumor Types
- Researchers Turn Back the Clock on Cancer Cells to Offer New Treatment Paradigm
- ADHD Stimulants May Increase Risk of Heart Damage in Young Adults, Study Finds
- New Technique for Predicting Protein Dynamics May Prove Big Breakthrough for Drug Discovery
- Popular Obesity Drugs May Lead to Medical Procedure Complications
- New Enzymatic Cocktail Can Kill Tuberculosis-Causing Mycobacteria
- Safer, More Efficient Drug Discovery
- Researchers Create Biocompatible Nanoparticles to Enhance Systemic Delivery of Cancer Immunotherapy
- Researchers Discover a Mechanism That Could Improve Platinum-Based Cancer Therapy
- Accelerating CAR T Cell Therapy: Lipid Nanoparticles Speed Up Manufacturing
- Beating by Overheating: New Strategy to Combat Cancer