Pharmacology News
April 24, 2024
Top Headlines
Scientists Discover the Cellular Functions of a Family of Proteins Integral to Inflammatory Diseases
Apr. 22, 2024 — In a scientific breakthrough, researchers have revealed the biological mechanisms by which a family of proteins known as histone deacetylases (HDACs) activate immune system cells linked to ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers describe the steps they took to manipulate DNA and proteins -- essential building blocks of life -- to create cells that look and act like cells from the body. This accomplishment, a first in the field, has implications for efforts in ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Plant-derived nanoparticles have demonstrated significant anticancer effects. Researchers recently developed rice bran-derived nanoparticles (rbNPs) that efficiently suppressed cell proliferation and ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Researchers have uncovered a mechanism in the brain that allows cocaine and morphine to take over natural reward processing ...
Latest Headlines
updated 10:45pm EDT
Apr. 22, 2024 — Scientists are developing and validating a patent-pending novel immunotherapy to be used against glioblastoma brain tumors. Glioblastomas are almost always lethal with a median survival time of 14 ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Researchers found that a new activator called L687 induces cancer cells to accept delivery of antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) drugs. These drugs can treat cancer by blocking the transfer of messages ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Most cancer patients do not benefit from early targeted therapies. Scientists now describe a new computational pipeline to systematically predict ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — Engineers have developed the smallest implantable brain stimulator demonstrated in a human patient that could revolutionize treatment for drug-resistant depression and other psychiatric or ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Two siblings who have the only known mutations in a key gene anywhere in the world have helped scientists gain new insights that could help progress ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — AI developments in chemical biology could unlock new types of disease ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Scientists created four cannabis-derived CBN analogs (chemical look-a-likes) with enhanced neuroprotective properties and potential for therapeutic application in neurological disorders like ...
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. 9, 2024 — In the largest study to date on the subject, researchers found no evidence to support a causal link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a DNA repair mechanism that advances understanding of how human cells stay healthy, and which could lead to new treatments for cancer and premature ...
Earlier Headlines
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. 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. 16, 2024 — Scientists have identified promising real-world links between common HIV drugs and a reduced incidence of Alzheimer's ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — A research team reports that social stress during adolescence in female mice later results in prolonged elevation of the hormone cortisol after they give ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Scientists aim to uncover the mysteries surrounding a specific receptor protein associated with ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that an FDA-approved epilepsy drug can prevent or slow the growth of NF1-linked optic gliomas in mice, laying the groundwork for a clinical ...
A Third of Women Experience Migraines Associated With Menstruation, Most Commonly When Premenopausal
Apr. 12, 2024 — A third of the nearly 20 million women who participated in a national health survey reports migraines during menstruation, and of them, 11.8 million, or 52.5%, were ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — A recent study uncovers a pathway used during normal wound healing that has the potential to reverse ...
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. 12, 2024 — A study has disentangled the mechanisms behind one of the ways melanoma cancer cells develop resistance to treatment. The study found that, in response to some drugs, melanomas can 'break' ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — A new study finds that telomere lengths follow a different pattern than has thus far been understood. Instead of telomere lengths falling under one general range of shortest to longest across all ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers have identified a suite of genes explaining the disconnect between diagnosis and ...
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 patients with fully treatment-resistant ...
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 — One of the largest-ever studies on the topic of deprescribing medications shows the potential promise, and pitfalls, of a massive effort to reduce overuse of a common class of heartburn medications ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers have discovered the biochemical workings of an old-fashioned diabetes drug, and it's helping them develop new, safer ...
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 — Cortisone and other related glucocorticoids are extremely effective at curbing excessive immune reactions. But previously, astonishingly little was known about how they exactly do that. Researchers ...
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 — A new study reveals the detailed protein structure of the TAS2R14, a bitter taste receptor that allows us to perceive bitter taste. In addition to solving the structure of this taste receptor, the ...
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
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
Friday, April 12, 2024
- 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
- 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
- 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
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
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
- Breakthrough Antibiotic Shows Promise Against Obstinate Mycobacterial Infections
- Gene Discovery Offers New Hope for People Living With Chronic Skin Disease
- Inflammation-Reducing Drug Shows No Benefit for Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Troubling Trends in Midlife Mortality in the US and UK
Friday, March 22, 2024
- New Way to Find Proteins for Targeted Treatment of Disease
- Researchers Invent Artificial Intelligence Model to Design New Superbug-Fighting Antibiotics
- Bioelectronic Mesh Capable of Growing With Cardiac Tissues for Comprehensive Heart Monitoring
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Empty 'backpacks' Activate the Immune System Against Cancer
- Scientists' Discovery Could Reduce Dependence on Animals for Vital Anti-Blood Clot Drug
- Role of Key Enzymes That Drive Cancer Mutations Discovered
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Addressing Both Flu and COVID-19 Through a Single, Multitasking Injection
- New Discovery Concerning Occurrence of Antibiotic Resistance
- Weight Loss Caused by Common Diabetes Drug Tied to 'anti-Hunger' Molecule in Study
- Rise in Global Fungal Drug-Resistant Infections
- Laws That Punish Drug Use During Pregnancy Likely Lead to Worse Health Outcomes for Families, Study Finds
- Study Eases Concern at Antipsychotics Use in Pregnancy
- Overeating and Starving Both Damage the Liver: Cavefish Provide New Insight Into Fatty Liver Disease
- Discovery Could Help Reduce Global Shortage of Diabetes and Weight Loss Drug Semaglutide
Friday, March 15, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- Therapy Using Intense Light and Chronological Time Can Benefit Heart
- Infections from These Bacteria Are on the Rise: New Blood Test Cuts Diagnosis Time from Months to Hours
- A Pioneering Way to Target the Culprit Behind a Deadly Liver Cancer
- Protein Discovery Sparks Treatment Hope for Aggressive Cancer
- Alzheimer's Drug Fermented With Help from AI and Bacteria Moves Closer to Reality
- New Bioengineered Protein Design Shows Promise in Fighting COVID-19
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Steroid Drugs Used for HRT Can Combat E. Coli and MRSA
- New Computational Strategy Boosts the Ability of Drug Designers to Target Proteins Inside the Membrane
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- How a Natural Compound from Sea Squirts Combats Cancer
- Delta-8-THC Use Reported by 11% of 12th Graders in 2023