Pharmacology News
December 23, 2024
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Dec. 16, 2024 — A novel nanobody-based immunosensor, designed to function stably in undiluted biological fluids and harsh conditions, has been developed. Their innovative design leverages BRET -- bioluminescence ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Researchers have been able to identify at least three distinct subtypes of a rare type of bone cancer for the first time, which could transform clinical trials and patient ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Researchers trained a large language model to read medical charts, looking for signs that kids with ADHD received the right follow-up care when using new ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — When you are feeling hungry, the brain takes the necessary steps toward consuming a meal. Many of these steps are not well known, but a new study reveals brain circuits and chemical messengers that contribute to the regulation of meal initiation and ...
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Dec. 23, 2024 — Researchers have created a platform, called SIMPL2, that revolutionizes the study of protein-protein interactions by simplifying detection while ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Mutational signatures etched into the cells' genome by an anti-cancer drug called temozolomide (TMZ) uncover an Achilles' heel for TMZ chemotherapy resistance, according to new ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Opening new doors for the development of nanotechnologies in medicine and other fields, scientists recreate and compare two natural mechanisms to better program the timescale of molecular ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — New findings point to an opportunity to improve therapies that use small RNAs to silence disease-causing genes, potentially including those involved ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — A breakthrough in understanding how a single-cell parasite makes ergosterol (its version of cholesterol) could lead to more effective drugs for human ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A team of chemists has unveiled a novel method to simplify the synthesis of piperidines, a key structural component in many pharmaceuticals. The ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Phase I clinical trial of a drug was successfully completed, with promise to treat Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases. The compound, ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A new role has been uncovered for a cell's own RNA in fending off attacks by RNA viruses. Some of the cell's RNA molecules, researchers found, help regulate antiviral signaling. These signals are ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Until now, scientists have been unable to determine how metformin, a Type 2 diabetes medication that lowers blood sugar, works. A study provided direct evidence in mice that it reversibly cuts the ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Research has uncovered a vulnerability in prostate cancer animal models that starves prostate tumors of critical nutrients and stunts their growth, ...
Earlier Headlines
Dec. 23, 2024 — The standard medication levodopa does not always work against tremors in Parkinson's disease, especially in stressful situations. Propranolol, however, does work during stress, providing insight ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Researchers conducted a comprehensive review of Chagas disease in Switzerland. Although typically found in Latin America, Chagas disease affects between 2,000 and 4,000 people in Switzerland. The ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Researchers trained a large language model to read medical charts, looking for signs that kids with ADHD received the right follow-up care when using new ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Researchers may have found a new target in fighting malaria -- a cholesterol-managing protein called ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Researchers are closer to understanding what drives the autoimmune disorder Sj gren's disease, thanks to new discoveries about the role of calcium signaling, regulatory T cells, and interferon. ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists have developed swarms of tiny magnetic robots that work together like ants to achieve Herculean feats, including traversing and picking up objects many times their size. The findings ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — A team of researchers has created an innovative drug delivery system with outstanding potential to improve drug ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — New research combines two powerful imaging techniques to study the complete structure of a common aGPCR, including how its long and complex extracellular region interacts with the transmembrane ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — Researchers have used a chemical compound to light up treatment-resistant cancers on imaging scans, in a breakthrough that could help medical professionals better target and treat ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — By taking advantage of a 'giving up' behavior exhibited by zebrafish, the ability to image the fish's entire brain, and a unique virtual reality system, a team of researchers found ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — A new study explores whether cannabidiol (CBD), a component of marijuana, can reduce anxiety levels, specifically among patients with advanced breast cancer before a scan assessing tumor ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — Endocannabinoids in the brain play a key role in food intake and energy use. Modulating the action of these molecules could help fight obesity, say ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — Microbes living in our guts help us digest food by reshaping the bile acids that our livers produce for breaking down fats. It turns out that two of these microbially-modified bile acids may affect ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — Prostate cancer, especially in advanced stages such as castration-resistant prostate cancer, is challenging to treat. Traditional therapies targeting androgen receptor (AR) signaling have limited ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — A novel drug holds promise for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder that causes severe muscle degeneration. Researchers have discovered that an experimental compound ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — To fight the virus that causes influenza, one of the avenues being explored by scientists is the development of drugs capable of destabilizing its genome, made up of RNA molecules. But the challenge ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a new population of neurons that is responsive to the hormone leptin. Leptin responsive neurons are important in obesity since leptin is sent to the brain from the ...
Dec. 13, 2024 — An analysis of national data found that short-term mortality was not impacted for patients with advanced cancers during the shortage of the generic platinum chemotherapy drugs cisplatin and ...
Dec. 13, 2024 — Scientists have revealed the spread of a highly drug-resistant cholera ...
Dec. 13, 2024 — Microorganisms produce a wide variety of natural products that can be used as active ingredients to treat diseases such as infections or cancer. The blueprints for these molecules can be found in the ...
Monday, December 23, 2024
Friday, December 20, 2024
- A Tropical Disease in Switzerland: Call for Coordinated Action on Chagas Disease
- AI May Help Researchers With Medical Chart Review, Study Finds
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- Researchers Reveal Mechanisms Underlying Sjögren's Disease
- Swarms of 'ant-Like' Robots Lift Heavy Objects and Hurl Themselves Over Obstacles
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- Nano Drug Delivery System Heralds Safer Era for Drug Development
- Images of Crucial Cell Receptors Show Promising New Drug Targets
- Scientists Develop Scans That Light-Up Aggressive Cancer Tumors for Better Treatment
- Discouraged Zebrafish Help Reveal How Ketamine Works in the Brain
Monday, December 16, 2024
- Study Explores Whether CBD Can Reduce Scan-Related Anxiety in Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer
- Targeting a Brain Enzyme to Curb Obesity
- Researchers Find Previously Unknown Links Between Microbial Bile Acids and the Risk of Colon Cancer
- Treating Prostate Cancer With Novel Platinum Complex Via Targeting Androgen Receptor Signaling
- New Drug Shows Promise Against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Influenza Virus Genome: Finally Discovered in Its Coat
- Researchers Discover New Neurons That Suppress Food Intake
Friday, December 13, 2024
- Generic Platinum Chemotherapy Shortages Did Not Increase Deaths
- From Yemen to Mayotte, the Spread of a Highly Drug-Resistant Cholera Strain
- Activating the Hidden Pharmaceutical Potential of Bacteria
Thursday, December 12, 2024
- Diverse Virus Populations Coexist on Single Strains of Gut Bacteria
- Potential Target to Address a Severe Heart Disease in Diabetic Patients
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- Antidepressants May Act in Gut to Reduce Depression and Anxiety
- Minuscule Robots for Targeted Drug Delivery
- Noninvasive Imaging Method Can Penetrate Deeper Into Living Tissue
- Researchers Discover Zip Code That Allows Proteins to Hitch a Ride Around the Body
- A Lipid Nanoparticle Delivers mRNA Cure for Pre-Eclampsia in Mice
- A New Class of Antivirals Could Help Prevent Future Pandemics
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Updated Hep B Vaccine More Effective for People With HIV
- Delivering Medicines With Microscopic 'flowers'
- How This Cancer Drug Could Make Radiation a Slam Dunk Therapy
Monday, December 9, 2024
- Toxoplasma Gondii Parasite Uses Unconventional Method to Make Proteins for Evasion of Drug Treatment
- Hair Growth Drug Safe at Low Doses for Breast Cancer Patients
- A New Approach to Predicting Malaria Drug Resistance
- Fetal Defense: Study Reveals Early Immune Protection in the Womb
Friday, December 6, 2024
- New Model for Replication of BKPyV Virus, a Major Cause of Kidney Transplant Failure
- Network-Based Analyses Uncover How Neuroinflammation-Causing Microglia in Alzheimer's Disease Form
- Newly Discovered Mechanism in the Cell's Energy Factory Can Lead to New Treatment of Muscle Disorders
- A Breakthrough Tool for Detecting Problems During Protein Synthesis
- Anticancer Drugs Could Make Immunotherapies More Effective
- Antipsychotic Medications Don't Always Work the Way They're Supposed to
- Nr1h2: A Key Transcription Factor Unlocks New Potential in Stem Cell-Based Embryo Models
- Increases in U.S. Life Expectancy Forecasted to Stall by 2050, Poorer Health Expected to Cause Nation's Global Ranking to Drop
- Imaging Technique Allows Rapid Assessment of Ovarian Cancer Subtypes and Their Response to Treatment
Thursday, December 5, 2024
- New Drug Tested to Reduce Side Effect of 'half-Matched' Stem Cell Transplants
- A Method for Efficient Synthesis of Anti-Cancer Drugs
- To Remember Conversations, Keep Making New Brain Cells
- Engineered Immune Cells May Be Able to Tame Inflammation
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- New Research on Chronic Inflammation Explores Potential Treatments for Chronic Diseases and Cancer
- How Breast Cancer Cells Survive in Bone Marrow After Remission
- Genetic Data from 'biobanks' May Help Improve Prediction of Effectiveness, Side Effects of Common Medications
- New Insights on Preventing Brain Injury After Cardiac Arrest
- Natural 'biopesticide' Against Malaria Mosquitoes Successful in Early Field Tests
- Perceptions of Parent Cannabis Use Shape Teen Attitudes
- Novel All-in-One Computational Pipeline Identifies Protein Biomarkers Associated With Alzheimer's Disease and Predicts 3D Structural Alterations
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- Research on Neurodegeneration in Spider Brain Leads Neuroscientists to Groundbreaking New Discovery in Alzheimer's-Affected Human Brains
- Brain Scan Predicts Effectiveness of Spinal Cord Surgery
- Controlling a Cancer-Associated Gene Can Mimic Muscle Growth from Exercise
- Researchers Design Novel Immunotherapy for Brain Cancer
- Peat-Bog Fungi Produce Substances That Kill Tuberculosis-Causing Bacteria
- Gluing Treatment to Cancer
Monday, December 2, 2024
- DNA Engineered to Mimic Biological Catch Bonds
- Reducing Risk of Opioid Addiction While Alleviating Pain
- Newfound Mechanism May Explain Why Some Cancer Treatments Boost Risk of Heart Disease
- Common Heart Drug May Slow Progression of Huntington's Disease
Friday, November 29, 2024
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
- First New Treatment for Asthma Attacks in 50 Years
- Different Menopausal Hormone Treatments Pose Different Risks
- Nanorobot Hand Made of DNA Grabs Viruses for Diagnostics and Blocks Cell Entry
- Understanding the Brain's Resilience: Unravelling the Mysteries of Neuronal Degeneration
- Drug Research: Decoding the Structure of Nano 'gene Ferries'
- Newer Epilepsy Medications Used During Pregnancy Do Not Affect Neurological Development in Children
- Cellular Traffic Congestion in Chronic Diseases Suggests New Therapeutic Targets
- 'Alzheimer's in Dish' Model Shows Promise for Accelerating Drug Discovery
- Gold Beats Platinum for Chemo Drugs in New Lab Study
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- The Most Extensive Epigenetic Database of Malignant Blood Cells Created
- Healing the Gut Can Reduce Long-Term Impact of Stroke
- Tirzepatide Shows Powerful Diabetes-Prevention Effect in Three-Year Trial
Monday, November 25, 2024
- Scientists Find Why Tamoxifen Works Better for Some People
- Phages, Towards a Targeted Alternative to Antibiotics
- Pandrug-Resistant Bacteria from the War in Ukraine Are Extremely Pathogenic
- Brain Shrinkage Associated With Alzheimer's Therapies Shows Effectiveness Rather Than Harm
- Chromosomal Chaos Promotes Therapy Resistance in Leukemia Cells and Opens Up New Treatment Approaches
Friday, November 22, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- From Food Crops to Cancer Clinics: Lessons in Extermination Resistance
- Parkinson's Drug Changes the Gut Microbiome for the Worse Due to Iron Deficiency
- Discovery Explains Kidney Damage Caused by Blood Pressure Drugs
- How Anti-Obesity Drugs Are Linked to Food Waste
- New Hope for Diabetic Heart Disease Treatment
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- Weight-Loss Drug Reduces Risk of Early Death for Patients With Heart Failure, Trial Finds
- How Nerve Stimulation Could Ease Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Trial Shows Alcohol-Mimicking Medication Can Give Laryngeal Dystonia Patients Back Their Voice
- A Bioinspired Capsule Can Pump Drugs Directly Into the Walls of the GI Tract
- Probiotic Delivers Anticancer Drug to the Gut
- Mapping 1.6 Million Gut Cells to Find New Ways Treat Disease
- First Molecule Identified That Promotes Gut Healing While Inhibiting Tumour Progression