Pharmacology News
February 25, 2025
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Feb. 25, 2025 — A bone marrow transplant process is safe and curative for adults with sickle cell disease, according to results of a trial completed at about 20 cancer ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — Ribonucleic acid, commonly known as RNA, is involved in many biological functions, and some, including gene silencing, are utilized to cure diseases. RNA has recently gained attention as a promising drug target. Unfortunately, only a small fraction ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — There's an arms race in medicine -- scientists design drugs to treat lethal bacterial infections, but bacteria can evolve defenses to those drugs, sending the researchers back to square one. A team ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) is a significant health concern affecting over 1.5 million Americans and millions more globally. Researchers are exploring the use of a new drug called ataciguat to manage ...
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Feb. 24, 2025 — Diabetes and obesity have become pressing health issues worldwide. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, a class of medications widely ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — The combination of prescribed central nervous system stimulants, such as drugs that relieve ADHD symptoms, with prescribed opioid medications is associated with a pattern of escalating opioid intake, ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Researchers have pioneered a new catalytic transformation that converts epoxides into fluorinated oxetanes, a coveted but difficult-to-make class of drug molecules that escaped synthetic preparation ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Researchers have investigated how microbubbles tiny gas bubbles can deliver drugs into cells in a targeted manner using ultrasound. For the first time, they have visualized how tiny cyclic microjets ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — A new study analyzes the disease burden and the risk factors for severity among people who suffer from a condition called cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Researchers say the condition occurs in ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Fetal acetaminophen exposure increases the likelihood that a child will develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a new ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Researchers have developed Deep Nanometry, an analytical technique combining advanced optical equipment with a noise removal algorithm based on unsupervised deep learning. Deep Nanometry can analyze ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Repurposing amlodipine, a commonly used blood pressure medicine, could help manage attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, according to an international ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Researchers have developed a powerful computational tool, named iDOMO, to improve the prediction of drug synergy and accelerate the development of ...
Feb. 4, 2025 — Precise calculations of binding free energy are pivotal in reducing the high costs and inefficiencies of drug discovery. A recent study presents PairMap, an innovative computational tool that ...
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Feb. 20, 2025 — A robotic device allows eye surgeons to perform high-precision procedures on the retina, the fragile lining on the back of the eye that is less than a millimeter ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — With the goal of informing clinician practice, a new study explores the harms and benefits of continuing and of discontinuing the long-term prescription of opioid medicines to adults with chronic ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — A new study shows that enhancing activity of a specific component of 'NMDA' receptors normalizes protein synthesis, neural activity and seizure susceptibility in the hippocampus of fragile ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — In their effort to answer a decades-old biological question about how the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is able to establish infection of liver cells, researchers have identified a vulnerability that opens ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Scientists report results from a promising new approach to treat the rare neurodegenerative ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — New research shows almost 90% of people in England would agree to genetic testing to get the most effective medication and reduce the risk of side ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — New therapeutic 'cocktails' may provide long-lasting relief for treatment-resistant asthma and other immune system inflammatory ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Clinical research suggests that combining a novel agent called navtemadlin with DNA-damaging chemotherapy for the treatment of glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer, could increase efficacy. ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — A multi-national, multi-institutional study investigators found little natural resistance to a new HIV therapy called lenacapavir in a population of patients in ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Researchers have found a compound in ginger, called furanodienone (FDN), that selectively binds to and regulates a nuclear receptor involved in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). While researchers ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Cancer cells work together to source nutrients from their environment -- a cooperative process that was previously overlooked by scientists but may be a promising target for treating ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Acting in the right place at the right time is the key to effective medical treatment with minimal side effects. However, this feat remains difficult to achieve. Biologists and chemists have now ...
Feb. 18, 2025 — Biologists converted gut bacteria into miniature protein factories that manufacture and release a sustained flow of targeted proteins inside the lower intestines. This technique solves one of the ...
Feb. 18, 2025 — A new study suggests that the benefits of prescribing anticoagulation drugs to certain older people outweigh the potential ...
Feb. 17, 2025 — Scientists have developed a lipid nanoparticle system capable of delivering messenger RNA (mRNA) to the brain via intravenous injection, a challenge that has long been limited by the protective ...
Feb. 18, 2025 — Viruses, like those that cause COVID-19 or HIV, are formidable opponents once they invade our bodies. Antiviral treatments strive to block a virus or halt its replication. However, viruses are ...
Feb. 14, 2025 — New research shows sotagliflozin is the only drug in its class to demonstrate these ...
Feb. 13, 2025 — DNA hydrogels are biocompatible drug delivery systems for targeted therapeutic interventions. Conventional DNA hydrogels, formed with many DNA nanostructure units, lead to increased preparation costs ...
Feb. 13, 2025 — Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have linked genetic variants to neuropsychiatric disorders, but their regulatory roles in non-coding regions remain largely unclear. Using the LUHMES neuronal ...
Feb. 13, 2025 — Researchers have devised a way to communicate the effects of taking the new Alzheimer's medications in language that is accessible and understandable to patients and their families. Using data ...
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Early Study Shows Promise for Retinal-Surgery Robot
- Continuing Vs. Discontinuing Opioid Medications Prescriptions for Adults With Chronic Pain
- Study Suggests New Molecular Strategy for Treating Fragile X Syndrome
- Digging Into a Decades-Old Hepatitis B Mystery Suggests a New Potential Treatment
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Promising Results from First Prenatal Therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Almost 90% of People Would Agree to Genetic Testing to Tailor Medication Use, Survey Finds
- Stopping Asthma in Its Tracks
- Study Reveals Activity of Navtemadlin in Glioblastoma, Points to Possible Treatment Improvements
- New Therapy May Effectively Control HIV in Uganda
- Ginger Compound Has Potential to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Cancer Cells Cooperate to Scavenge for Nutrients
- Using Light to Activate Treatments in the Right Place
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Biologists Transform Gut Bacteria Into Tiny Protein Pharmacies
- Older Patients Can Inadvertently Be Put at Risk When They Are Taken Off Blood-Thinning Drugs
Monday, February 17, 2025
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Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Scientists Develop Innovative DNA Hydrogels for Sustained Drug Release
- Uncovering Novel Transcriptional Enhancers in Neuronal Development and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
- Next-Gen Alzheimer's Drugs Extend Independent Living by Months
- Scientists Find Key Differences in Male, Female Responses to Stress
- Researchers Create Digital Microbe Collection to Transform Health Research
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Diabetes Can Drive the Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance
- Mpox: Better Understanding of Tecovirimat Resistance
- Scientists Discover Gene-to-Gene Interaction Increasing Risk of Alopecia
- Innovative Dual-Target Drug May Lead to New Investigational Approach for Breast Cancer Patients
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Breast Cancer Treatment Advances With Light-Activated 'smart Bomb'
- Opening for a New Type of Drug for Alzheimer's Disease
- New Perspectives for Personalized Therapy of Brain Tumors
Monday, February 10, 2025
- Drug May Counteract Muscle Loss and Osteoporosis After Rapid Weight Loss
- Eating Gradually Increasing Doses of Peanut Butter Enables Children With High-Threshold Allergy to Safely Consume Peanuts, Study Suggests
- New Study on Drug Checking: Trend Warnings and Alerts
Friday, February 7, 2025
- Mitochondria May Hold the Key to Curing Diabetes
- Pancreatic Cancer Immune Map Provides Clues for Precision Treatment Targeting
- Personalized Cancer Treatment Using 3D Bioprinting Technology
- Genetic Research Unlocks New Ways to Prevent and Treat Multiple Long-Term Conditions
- Discovery of Unexpected Collagen Structure Could 'reshape Biomedical Research'
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Researchers Achieve Total Synthesis of Ibogaine
- Novel 'living' Biomaterial Aims to Advance Regenerative Medicine
- Warding Off Superbugs With a Pinch of Turmeric
- Essential Genome of Malaria Parasite Plasmodium Knowlesi Mapped
- Nutrition Labels Meant to Promote Healthy Eating Could Discourage Purchases
- A New Way to Detect Inflammation
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Researchers Find Improved Method for Treating Rare, Aggressive, Pregnancy-Related Cancer
- AI Tool Helps Find Life-Saving Medicine for Rare Disease
- Scientists Discover New Weapon to Fight Treatment-Resistant Melanoma
- Drinking Ketones Improves Heart Health, Study Suggests
- Beyond the Gut: A New Frontier in IBS Treatment by Targeting the Brain
- Communication Between Body Muscle and the Brain Influences Fertility
- Drug Reverses Groin Hernias in Male Mice Without Surgery, Shows Promise in Humans
- Researchers Discover New Way to Customize Living Materials for Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery and 3D Printing
- New Study Reveals How RNA Travels Between Cells to Control Genes Across Generations
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Outside-in Signaling Shows a Route Into Cancer Cells
- How Sudan Virus Binds to Human Cells
- New Drug Shows Promise in Reversing Memory Loss for Early Alzheimer's Patients
- How Healthy Stem Cells Turn Into Oral Cancer
- Helping Viruses Deliver a Knockout Blow for Killer Bacteria
- Breakthrough in Childhood Brain Cancer Research Could Heal Treatment-Resistant Tumors, Keep Them in Remission
- Meditation Induces Changes in Deep Brain Areas Associated With Memory and Emotional Regulation
Monday, February 3, 2025
- Self-Assembling Cerebral Blood Vessels: A Breakthrough in Alzheimer's Treatment
- How Do You Treat Rotator-Cuff Tears?
- A Light-Activated Drug to Fight Psoriasis
- Scientists Discover How Genetic Risk for Alcoholism Changes Brain Cell Behavior
- Mothers of Twins Face a Higher Risk of Heart Disease in the Year After Birth
- A New Approach to Detecting Alzheimer's Disease
Friday, January 31, 2025
Thursday, January 30, 2025
- Propranolol May Reduce Ischemic Stroke Risk in Women With Migraines
- A New Therapeutic Target for a Lethal Form of Heart Failure: ALPK2
- Scientists Shocked by Durability of Surgery-Sparing Technique
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- Topical Mupirocin Lowers Lupus Inflammation
- Study Finds Three New Safe, Effective Ways to Treat Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
- A Weekly Injection Could Replace Painful Daily Treatment for Rare Fat Disorder
- Precision Medicine and Inflammatory Diseases: Power of Metabolic Modelling to Generate Personalized Probiotics
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Advanced Brain Circuit-Mapping Technique Reveals New Anxiety Drug Target
- New Structures of a Critical Amyloid Protein Illuminated
- Artificial Intelligence Model Identifies Potential Risk Genes for Parkinson's Disease
- Testing the Effect of Thousands of Compounds on Cellular Metabolism
- An Injectable Hydrogel for Local Bone Densification
- Escaping the Endosome: Bend Lipids Improve LNP mRNA Delivery and Gene Editing
- Genetic 'fingerprint' To Predict Drug Resistance in Bacteria
- Researchers Pioneer DNA-Tagged Gold Nanoparticles for Targeted Cancer Treatment
Monday, January 27, 2025
- Transforming Longevity Research: AI Paves the Way for Personalized Treatments in Aging Science
- Inconsistencies in Hospital Toxicology Screening Protocols Following Serious Motor Vehicle Collisions
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
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Friday, January 24, 2025
- New Drug Shows Promise in Restoring Vision for People With Nerve Damage
- Scientists Design Peptides to Enhance Drug Efficacy
- Dissolving Clusters of Cancer Cells to Prevent Metastases
- Progress and Challenges in Brain Implants
Thursday, January 23, 2025
- Researchers Track Sharp Increase in Diagnoses for Sedative, Hypnotic and Anxiety Use Disorder in Young Adults
- Curiosity Driven Experiment Helps Unravel Antibiotic-Resistance Mystery
- Designing Proteins With Their Immediate Environment in Mind
- Epilepsy Patient Samples Offer Unprecedented Insights on Brain 'brakes' Linked to Disorders
- Study Shows Anti-Clotting Drug Reduced Bleeding Events in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
- Bioluminescent Cell Imaging Gets a Glow-Up
- Drug Candidate Eliminates Breast Cancer Tumors in Mice in a Single Dose
- Researchers Make Breakthrough in Bioprinting Functional Human Heart Tissue