Pharmacology News
July 16, 2025
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July 15, 2025 — A cutting-edge mouse study reveals that tirzepatide, the dual GLP-1/GIP drug already hailed for impressive weight loss, does more than trim fat: it slashes the growth of obesity-linked breast tumors. University of Michigan researchers found mice ...
July 14, 2025 — Researchers in Australia have created a biodegradable gel that delivers Parkinson’s medications through a single weekly shot, replacing the need for multiple daily pills. Injected just under the ...
July 13, 2025 — In a striking new study, the anti-obesity drug tirzepatide, known as Mounjaro and Zepbound, not only triggered significant weight loss in obese mice but also slashed breast cancer tumor growth. The research, presented at ENDO 2025, links body fat ...
July 11, 2025 — Artificial intelligence is now designing custom proteins in seconds—a process that once took years—paving the way for cures to diseases like cancer and antibiotic-resistant infections. Australian scientists have joined this biomedical frontier ...
July 10, 2025 — What if your brain is the reason some pain feels unbearable? Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a hidden brain circuit that gives pain its emotional punch—essentially transforming ordinary discomfort into lasting misery. This ...
July 3, 2025 — Stanford researchers discovered that dialing down an overactive enzyme, LRRK2, can regrow lost cellular “antennae” in key brain cells, restoring vital dopamine communication and neuroprotective signals in a mouse model of genetic Parkinson’s. ...
July 2, 2025 — Cambridge scientists have spotted gut bacteria that greedily soak up PFAS “forever chemicals,” then ferry them safely out of the body in animal tests, removing up to three-quarters of the toxins ...
June 30, 2025 — Smoke from wildfires and structural fires doesn t just irritate lungs it actually changes your immune system. Harvard scientists found that even healthy people exposed to smoke showed signs of immune system activation, genetic changes tied to ...
June 29, 2025 — Researchers are using an advanced brain imaging method called MEG to understand why Parkinson’s drug levodopa doesn’t work equally well for everyone. By mapping patients’ brain signals before and after taking the drug, they discovered that it ...
June 28, 2025 — A groundbreaking study from the University of Auckland and Chalmers University of Technology is offering new hope for spinal cord injury patients. Researchers have developed an ultra-thin implant ...
June 25, 2025 — A blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drug might be doing more than controlling blood sugar—it could also be protecting the brain. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University found that people ...
June 24, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered a stealthy tactic used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus: one of its proteins can leap from infected cells to healthy ones, effectively tricking the immune system into attacking the ...
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June 24, 2025 — A groundbreaking wireless implant promises real-time, personalized pain relief using AI and ultrasound power no batteries, no wires, and no opioids. Designed by USC and UCLA engineers, it reads brain ...
June 23, 2025 — Recycled plastic pellets can release a hidden mix of over 80 chemicals into water, disrupting hormones and fat metabolism in zebrafish larvae. ...
June 23, 2025 — In a remarkable twist of science, researchers have transformed a fungus long associated with death into a potential weapon against cancer. Found in ...
June 22, 2025 — Colistin, a last-resort antibiotic, is losing its power due to rising resistance—and the culprits might be hiding in your seafood dinner. A ...
June 21, 2025 — Scientists in Tokyo have developed a groundbreaking, label-free method to identify aging human cells using electric fields. This new technique avoids ...
June 20, 2025 — Cold sore-causing HSV-1 doesn't just hijack cells it reconfigures the entire architecture of our DNA to aid its invasion. Researchers discovered that ...
June 19, 2025 — Researchers investigating the enigmatic and antibiotic-resistant Pandoraea bacteria have uncovered a surprising twist: these pathogens don't just ...
June 12, 2025 — A scientific team has unlocked a new way to treat serious lung conditions by using specially designed nanoparticles to deliver genetic therapies ...
June 11, 2025 — Sea cucumbers, long known for cleaning the ocean floor, may also harbor a powerful cancer-fighting secret. Scientists discovered a unique sugar in these marine creatures that can block Sulf-2, an ...
June 10, 2025 — Acetaminophen may be doing more than just dulling pain in your brain it could be stopping it before it even starts. Scientists at Hebrew University have discovered that a metabolite of the drug, ...
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June 9, 2025 — A new Rutgers Health study reveals a surprising twist in the antibiotic resistance story: instead of simply killing bacteria, drugs like ciprofloxacin can actually trigger a kind of microbial ...
June 3, 2025 — Researchers asked patients, some of whom had experienced lower back pain for up to 40 years, if being in nature helped them coped better with their lower back pain. They found that people able to ...
June 3, 2025 — The biosynthesis of the great variety of natural plant products has not yet been elucidated for many medically interesting substances. In a new study, an international team of researchers was able to ...
June 2, 2025 — A trial of an interactive game that trains people to alter their brain waves has shown promise as a treatment for nerve pain -- offering hope for a new generation of drug-free ...
June 2, 2025 — Making a discovery with the potential for innovative applications in pharmaceutical development, a microbiology student has found a long sought-after fungus that produces effects similar to the ...
June 2, 2025 — Researchers have synthesized a new compound called infuzide that shows activity against resistant strains of ...
June 2, 2025 — Scientists in Australia have developed a smart, bacteria-repelling coating based on resilin the ultra-elastic protein that gives fleas their legendary jumping power. When applied to surfaces like ...
June 2, 2025 — Chronic inflammatory bowel disease is challenging to treat and carries a risk of complications, including the development of bowel cancer. Young people are particularly affected: when genetic ...
May 29, 2025 — Humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to adverse sensory experience, scientists find, opening a window to our emotions and, perhaps, neuropsychiatric ...
May 29, 2025 — Current regulations for nanomedicines overlook the effects of the different forms of the same element, such as ions, nanoparticles, and aggregates. In a recent study, researchers developed a new ...
May 29, 2025 — New HIV research shows that small changes in the virus affect how quickly or slowly it replicates and how easily it can reawaken in the body. These insights bring researchers closer to finding ways ...
May 29, 2025 — Immediate recovery efforts receive the most attention after severe natural disasters, yet new data from researchers at Drexel University and the University of Maryland suggests these climate events ...
May 28, 2025 — Parasitic worms that infect humans are not interbreeding with those that infect cattle as previously thought. This is good news for when it comes to controlling schistosomiasis, a disease caused by ...
May 28, 2025 — The aging of the innermost cell layer of blood vessels leads to cardiovascular diseases. Researchers have now shown for the first time that intestinal bacteria and their metabolites contribute ...
May 28, 2025 — A new device that monitors the waste-removal system of the brain may help to prevent Alzheimer s and other neurological diseases, according to a new study. In the study, participants were asleep when ...
May 23, 2025 — In biology, enzymes have evolved over millions of years to drive chemical reactions. Scientists have now derived universal rules to enable the de novo design of optimal enzymes. As an example, they ...
May 23, 2025 — Some patients with a rare form of ALS benefited from an experimental therapy, with biomarker evidence of reduced injury to neurons and even limited functional ...
May 22, 2025 — Researchers uncover a notorious cholera strain that contains sophisticated immune systems to fend off viruses, which potentially helped it to fuel a devastating epidemic across Latin ...
May 22, 2025 — If you've ever regretted ordering a spicy meal, take note: A new study identifying molecules that suppress the heat of chili peppers hints at the possibility of adapting these compounds into an ...
May 22, 2025 — Worldwide, more than 55 million people suffer from dementia caused by Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and other conditions that destroy cells in the brain and nervous system. While there is no ...
Monday, June 9, 2025
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
- Being in Nature Can Help People With Chronic Back Pain Manage Their Condition
- Two Plant Species Invent the Same Chemically Complex and Medically Interesting Substance
Monday, June 2, 2025
- Brain Training Game Offers New Hope for Drug-Free Pain Management
- Student Discovers Long-Awaited Mystery Fungus Sought by LSD's Inventor
- Synthetic Compound Shows Promise Against Multidrug Resistance
- Insect Protein Blocks Bacterial Infection
- Preventing Chronic Inflammation from Turning Into Cancer
Thursday, May 29, 2025
- Sustained in the Brain: How Lasting Emotions Arise from Brief Stimuli, in Humans and Mice
- Unlocking Precise Composition Analysis of Nanomedicines
- HIV Discovery Could Open Door to Long-Sought Cure
- When Climate Disasters Hit, They Often Leave Long-Term Health Care Access Shortages
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Genetic Deep Dive Dispels Fear of Hybrid Worm Threat
- Intestinal Bacteria Influence Aging of Blood Vessels
- Scientists Test Real-Time View of Brain's Waste Removal
Friday, May 23, 2025
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- How Cholera Bacteria Outsmart Viruses
- A Potential 'anti-Spice' That Could Dial Down the Heat of Fiery Food
- Potential New Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease, Other Neurodegenerative Conditions
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms More Common Among Long-Term Users
- Bed-Netting Prototypes to Target Malaria-Causing Parasites
- The Dietary Bug in a Cancer Therapy
- PREVENT Equation Accurately Estimated 10-Year CVD Risk and Those With Calcium Buildup
- New Method Paves Way for Fewer Severe Birth Injuries
- Engineered Bacteria Can Deliver Antiviral Therapies, Vaccines
- Common Antidepressants Could Help the Immune System Fight Cancer
- Scientists Design Gene Delivery Systems for Cells in the Brain and Spinal Cord
- Oxygen Deprivation Promotes Colon Cancer Growth
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Why Some Viral Infections Appear to Trigger Autoimmune Disease
- Depression Linked to Physical Pain Years Later
Monday, May 19, 2025
- Family of Parasite Proteins Presents New Potential Malaria Treatment Target
- A First Blueprint of Chemical Transport Pathways in Human Cells
- Experimental Painkiller Could Outsmart Opioids -- Without the High
- Machine Learning Model Helps Identify Patients at Risk of Postpartum Depression
Friday, May 16, 2025
- Relieve Your Pain With a Psychologist or an App
- Novel Molecular Maneuver Helps Malaria Parasite Dodge the Immune System
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- Two HIV Vaccine Trials Show Proof of Concept for Pathway to Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies
- Key Player in Childhood Food Allergies Identified: Thetis Cells
- People With Critical Cardiovascular Disease May Benefit from Palliative Care
- Marfan Syndrome Increases Risk of Brain Alterations
- Focused Ultrasound Halts Growth of Debilitating Brain Lesions
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- New Study Raises Concerns About the Safety of Long-Term ADHD Medication Treatment in Children
- People With Lupus Who Have Certain Antibodies Are More Likely to Experience Blood Clots, Researchers Find
- The Risk of Death or Complications from Broken Heart Syndrome Was High from 2016 to 2020
- Sugar-Coated Nanotherapy Dramatically Improves Neuron Survival in Alzheimer's Model
- Scientists Discover New Way the Brain Learns
- New Study Reveals Our Skin's Own Bacteria Can Help Protect Us from the Bad Effects of Sunlight
Monday, May 12, 2025
- CAR-T Cell Therapy for Cancer Causes 'brain Fog,' Study Shows
- Drug to Slow Alzheimer's Well Tolerated Outside of Clinical Trial Setting
- Cell Death Discovery Could Lead to Next-Gen Drugs for Neurodegenerative Conditions
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Discovery Opens Up for New Ways to Treat Chlamydia
- Promising Parkinson's Drug Decoded
- HIV Drugs Offer 'substantial' Alzheimer's Protection, New Research Indicates
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Groundbreaking Device Instantly Detects Dangerous Street Drugs, Offering Hope for Harm Reduction
- Risk Groups for Type 2 Diabetes Can Also Be Identified at an Older Age
- Smart Lactation Pads Can Monitor Safety of Breast Milk in Real Time
- Researchers Restore Antibiotic Effect in the Event of Resistance
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Breakthrough Discovery Uses Gut Bacteria and AI to Diagnose a Chronic Pain Syndrome
- New Chronic Pain Therapy Retrains the Brain to Process Emotions
- Research Advances on 'displacing' Antibiotic Resistance Gene from Bacteria
Monday, May 5, 2025
- New Molecular Label Could Lead to Simpler, Faster Tuberculosis Tests
- Urban Rats Spread Deadly Bacteria as They Migrate, Study Finds
- Harnessing Generative AI to Expand the Mitochondrial Targeting Toolkit
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- A Digestive 'treasure Chest' Shows Promise for Targeted Drug Treatment in the Gut
- Study of Facial Bacteria Could Lead to Probiotics That Promote Healthy Skin
- Designer Microbe Shows Promise for Reducing Mercury Absorption from Seafood
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- HIV: Genetic Characteristics Associated With Sustained HIV Remission After Stopping Treatment
- New Technology Facilitates Delivery of Advanced Medicines
- Depression and Other Mental Health Conditions Linked With Immune Response, Study Finds
- Mindfulness Therapy Reduces Opioid Craving and Addiction, Study Finds
- Seasonal Changes Affect Alcohol Tolerance and Your Waistline
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Monday, April 28, 2025
- Viewing Organs in 3D
- Bacteria's Mysterious Viruses Can Fan Flames of Antibiotic Damage
- A Drug Dismantles a Metabolic Barrier to Anti-Tumor Immunity
- Dangerous Synthetic Opioids and Animal Sedatives Found in Wastewater
Friday, April 25, 2025
- Structure Dictates Effectiveness, Safety in Nanomedicine
- Immune Cells Drive Congenital Paralysis Disease
Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Cinnamon Could Affect Drug Metabolism in the Body
- Blocking a Surprising Master Regulator of Immunity Eradicates Liver Tumors in Mice
- New Bioactive Compound for Difficult-to-Treat Allergies
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- The Antibiotic That Takes the Bite out of Lyme
- Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome May Be Driven by Remnants of Infection
- Scientists Identify Potential Treatments for Emerging Zoonotic Pathogens
- How Bacteria in Our Aging Guts Can Elevate Risk of Leukemia and Perhaps More
- Bacteria Killing Material Creates Superbug Busting Paint
- Statin Use May Improve Survival in Patients With Some Blood Cancers
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- A Repurposed Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Help Treat Alcohol Use Disorder and Related Pain
- The Most Effective Prevention Method for Complications Post Lung Transplant
- Can Hormone Therapy Improve Heart Health in Menopausal Women?
- Using Blue Light to Fight Drug-Resistant Infections
- Study Reveals Gaps in Flu Treatment for High-Risk Adults
- Drugs Targeting 'zombie Cells' Show Promise for Treating Chronic Back Pain
- Empowering Antibodies to Better Activate the Immune System
Monday, April 21, 2025
- Older Adults Respond Well to Immunotherapy Despite Age-Related Immune System Differences
- Experimental Cancer Drug Could Streamline Standard Tuberculosis Treatment and Prevent Post-TB Lung Disease, Study Suggests
- Hospitalized Patients Who Receive Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Can Substantially Reduce Heavy Drinking
- Engineered Microglia Show Promise for Treating Alzheimer's and Other Brain Diseases
- IV Medication Could Be Taken Orally for Range of Cancer, Alzheimer's Treatments