Pharmaceuticals News
May 5, 2024
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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 ...
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 trauma or unforeseen events. A team has developed a ...
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 revealed the combination of two existing drugs ...
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 ...
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May 1, 2024 Non-coding DNA variants contribute to acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) chemotherapy ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. 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 this ...
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 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. 17, 2024 Researchers have used artificial intelligence techniques to massively accelerate the search for Parkinson's disease treatments. The researchers designed and used an AI-based strategy to identify ...
Apr. 12, 2024 Drugs that target opioid receptors sometimes have severe side effects. Thousands of people around the world die every day from overdoses involving opioids such as fentanyl. Researchers have taken a ...
Apr. 11, 2024 A new study reveals why some pancreatic and colorectal tumors resist targeted anti-Wnt drugs and suggests how to overcome it, offering new hope to ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 19, 2024 Researchers explore a cancer immunotherapy treatment that involves activating the immune cells in the body and reprogramming them to attack and destroy cancer cells. This therapeutic method ...
Apr. 11, 2024 A Cystic Fibrosis drug targeting the basic defect that causes the condition has been shown to be safe and effective in newborns aged four weeks and above, new research ...
Apr. 11, 2024 A drug approved to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension may be effective at managing hypertension and end-organ damage in patients with sickle cell disease, according to a new study. An early phase ...
Apr. 10, 2024 Findings show a newly created drug can prevent runaway inflammation while still allowing the immune system to handle the virus, even when given late into ...
Apr. 10, 2024 New research sheds light on the significance of the glucocorticoid receptor in drug-resistant prostate cancer, showing that the development of drug resistance could be prevented by limiting the ...
Apr. 9, 2024 The bitter taste of certain drugs is a barrier to taking some medications as prescribed, especially for people who are particularly sensitive to bitter taste. A team found that the diabetes drug ...
Apr. 9, 2024 Relapses in a common form of leukemia may be preventable following new research that has identified how the cancer develops resistance to first line ...
Apr. 8, 2024 Scientists discovered which tumor cells resist treatment and why. By characterizing B-cells' developmental stages, they designed and tested a drug combination to effectively treat resistant ...
Apr. 8, 2024 Multidrug-resistant bacterial infections that cannot be treated by any known antibiotics pose a serious global threat. A research team has now introduced a method for the development of novel ...
Apr. 5, 2024 The active ingredient in many drugs is what's known as a small molecule: bigger than water, much smaller than an antibody and mainly made of carbon. It's tough, however, to make these ...
Apr. 3, 2024 Chemical biologists design an early 'proof-of-concept' vaccine that could lead to the first effective treatment of xylazine overdose in ...
Apr. 1, 2024 Scientists have discovered a new class of antibiotics with potent activity against multi-drug resistant bacteria, and have shown that it cures bloodstream infections in mice. Two publicly-funded ...
Mar. 28, 2024 SARS-CoV-2 will eventually become resistant to the only effective oral treatment. The world needs another, say ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Researchers have found that approved drugs that were originally shown to normalize blood vessels surrounding tumors (to improve drug delivery to cancer cells) can enhance the delivery of ...
Mar. 27, 2024 An enzymatic cocktail can kill a variety of mycobacterial species of bacteria, including those that cause ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Researchers have discovered a safer and more efficient technique for testing new drugs while they are in ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Researchers are enhancing immunotherapy effects against malignant tumors by developing and validating patent-ending poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid), or PLGA, nanoparticles modified with adenosine ...
Mar. 27, 2024 Researchers say they have discovered that the protein puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase (NPEPPS) plays a role in regulating response to platinum chemotherapy in patients with bladder ...
Mar. 27, 2024 To treat cancer, you have to inhibit cancer cells. Right? Researchers did just the opposite. They achieved surprising results by overstimulating cancer cells in the lab and then hitting them at their ...
Mar. 25, 2024 As authorities crack down on illicit drugs, experts have issued an alert on the use of the synthetic stimulant pentylone, as new research finds a 75% increase in detections across ...
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Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Landmark Study Involving Babies in Ireland Supports Use of Cystic Fibrosis Drug in Infants from Four Weeks of Age
- Safety of a Potential New Treatment to Manage Complications from Sickle Cell Disease
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- New Drug Prevents Flu-Related Inflammation and Lung Damage
- New Insight Into Combating Drug-Resistant Prostate Cancer
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- Beating Back Bitter Taste in Medicine
- Targeting RAS Proteins May Prevent Relapse in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Monday, April 8, 2024
- Targeting Vulnerability in B-Cell Development Leads to Novel Drug Combination for Leukemia
- Bringing Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens to Their Knees
Friday, April 5, 2024
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Monday, April 1, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- A Combination of Approved Drugs Enhances the Delivery of Anti-Bacterial Medications to Treat Tuberculosis
- 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
- Beating by Overheating: New Strategy to Combat Cancer
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Crackdown on Illicit Drugs Detects Rise in 'designer' Drug Substitutes
- Cancer Therapies Show Promise in Combating Tuberculosis
- Promising Drug Combination for Multiple Myeloma Treatment
Friday, March 22, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Rise in Global Fungal Drug-Resistant Infections
- Laws That Punish Drug Use During Pregnancy Likely Lead to Worse Health Outcomes for Families, Study Finds
Friday, March 15, 2024
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- Compounds in Female Ginseng Could Lead to New Osteoporosis Treatments
- 'Protein Sandwich' Could Transform Cancer Drug Discovery
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Common Hair Loss and Prostate Drug May Also Cut Heart Disease Risk in Men and Mice
- New Model Identifies Drugs That Shouldn't Be Taken Together
- Blocking Key Protein May Halt Progression of Alzheimer's Disease
Thursday, February 15, 2024
- Superbug Killer: New Synthetic Molecule Highly Effective Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria
- New Study Offers Hope for Thousands Impacted Each Year by Aggressive Brain Cancer
- New Treatment for a Rare and Aggressive Cancer Improves Survival Rates in Breakthrough Clinical Trial
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
- Scientists Discover Hidden Army of Lung Flu Fighters
- Case Study: Drug-Resistant Bacteria Responds to Phage-Antibiotic Combo Therapy
Monday, February 12, 2024
Friday, February 9, 2024
Thursday, February 8, 2024
- Nanofiber Bandages Fight Infection, Speed Healing
- Pharmacological Inhibitor Protects Nerve Cells in ALS Disease
- Clues to Cancer Drug's Deadly Side Effects Could Make It Safer
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- Scientists Code ChatGPT to Design New Medicine
- Organic Compound Found in Trees Could Prevent Contact Lens Eye Infections
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
- Flu Virus Variants Resistant to New Antiviral Drug Candidate Lose Pathogenicity
- How T Cells Combat Tuberculosis
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
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Monday, January 29, 2024
Friday, January 26, 2024
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
- Popular Diabetes Drug May Also Reduce the Risk of Severe Liver Disease
- Could Two Drugs Be Better Than One for Treating Prostate Cancer?
- Genetic Discovery Reveals Who Can Benefit from Preterm Birth Therapy
Monday, January 22, 2024
Thursday, January 18, 2024
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Monday, January 15, 2024
Sunday, January 14, 2024
Saturday, January 13, 2024
- 3D in Vitro Human Atherosclerosis Model for High-Throughput Drug Screening
- Researchers Discover Compound That Fights Leukemia, Lymphoma
Friday, January 12, 2024
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Wednesday, December 27, 2023
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Monday, December 11, 2023
- Tirzepatide Enhances Weight Loss With Sustained Treatment but Discontinuation Leads to Weight Regain
Friday, December 8, 2023
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
- Blood Hormone Levels Key to Identifying Which Post-Menopausal Women Will Benefit Most from Taking Anastrozole to Prevent Breast Cancer
- A Type of Allergy Medicine Might Help Treat Lung Cancer
Monday, December 4, 2023
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
- Artificial Intelligence Paves Way for New Medicines
- Enhanced Treatment of Liver Carcinoma With a Drug-Eluting Hydrogel
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
- Chemists Use Oxygen, Copper 'scissors' To Make Cheaper Drug Treatments Possible
- Team Discovers Rules for Breaking Into Pseudomonas
Monday, November 20, 2023
Thursday, November 16, 2023
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Monday, November 13, 2023
- Researchers Develop Gel to Deliver Cancer Drugs for Solid Tumors
- Scientists Discover Key to a Potential Natural Cancer Treatment's Potency
- AI Programs Spat out Known Data and Hardly Learned Specific Chemical Interactions When Predicting Drug Potency
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
- A New Dawn in the Fight Against Tuberculosis
- A Thyroxine Derivative Enhances Brain Drug Delivery
- Researchers Identify Brain Network That Is Uniquely Activated Through Injection Vs. Oral Drug Use
- First Evidence of How the Asian Malaria Mosquito Is Spreading Drug-Resistant Malaria in Africa