Machine learning makes drug repurposing for psychiatric disorders more effective
Researchers have correlated information on drugs, genes and diseases to identify potential candidates for psychiatric and neurological treatment; the methodology ...
Tag: Pharmaceutical Science
Novel diabetes drug candidate shows promising properties in human islets and mouse models
The drug candidate is a non-toxic small molecule that given orally effectively rescued mice from models of Type 1 and ...
Medieval medicine remedy could provide new treatment for modern day infections
Credit: University of Warwick Antibiotic resistance is an increasing battle for scientists to overcome, as more antimicrobials are urgently needed ...
Trial finds drug safe and effective in treating hep-c during pregnancy
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, July 27, 2020 - Critics of the new recommendation to screen all pregnant women for hepatitis C ...
Novel drug delivery particles use neurotransmitters as a ‘passport’ into the brain
Researchers create neurotransmitter-lipid hybrids that help ferry therapeutic drugs and gene editing proteins across the blood-brain barrier in miceCredit: Qiaobing ...
NIH honors researcher Dr. Sarah Yuan with Outstanding Investigator Award
The University of South Florida Health physician-scientist will expand her nationally recognized microvascular research program to include COVID-19Credit: © University ...
National clinical trial launches, will test promising vaccine against novel coronavirus
UC San Diego among sites across the country seeking to recruit up to 30,000 participants, with hopes of developing and ...
EMA adopts positive opinion on monthly vaginal ring to reduce HIV risk
IPM's dapivirine ring could give women in Sub-Saharan Africa first long-acting HIV prevention option; opinion paves way for WHO and ...
COVID-19 vaccine innovation could dramatically speed up worldwide production
Credit: University of Texas at Austin. Responding to a need to quickly develop billions of doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines, ...
New cell profiling method could speed TB drug discovery
Technology combines rapid imaging and machine learning to uncover patterns in how antibacterials kill; can be applied to many pathogensCredit: ...
Mix and match: New 3D cell culture model replicates fibrotic elements of pancreatic cancer
Researchers use 3D cell culture technology to recreate pancreatic cancer tissue in vitro with fibrotic componentsCredit: © 2020 Mitsunobu R. ...
Study suggests increased risks for COVID-19 patients who smoke, vape
TTUHSC researchers look for links between virus and strokeCredit: TTUHSC As the SARS-CoV-2 virus, or COVID-19 has unfurled its tentacles ...
Leukemia drug shows the potential to treat aggressive pediatric brain câncer
When tested in vitro, arsenic trioxide killed tumor cells and prevented the formation of new colonies. This leukemia drug also ...
IU School of Medicine, Eli Lilly research agreement to focus on autoimmune diseases
Credit: IU School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS--Indiana University School of Medicine announced today a strategic research agreement with Eli Lilly and ...
UC Davis Health tests monoclonal antibodies as potential COVID-19 treatment
Timothy Albertson was awarded BARDA grant to run the clinical trialCredit: UC Davis Health Timothy Albertson, chair of internal medicine ...
Gel that breaks down, puts itself back together could improve delivery of oral drugs
In research published in Soft Matter, Lehigh University rheologists mimic pH environment of GI tract to shed light on pharmaceutical ...
Un-natural mRNAs modified with sulfur atoms boost efficient protein synthesis
Towards the development of mRNA therapeutics and new methods of protein productionCredit: Nagoya University Since mRNAs play a key role ...
Penn researchers find three distinct immune responses for sicker COVID-19 patients
New immune profiles could help predict disease and guide treatments, suggests two Penn studiesCredit: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of ...
Dancing chemicals: Innovative catalytic reaction for low-cost synthesis of aromatic esters
Scientists discover a novel "ester dance reaction" that can pave the way for various developments in organic chemistryCredit: Junichiro Yamaguchi ...
Robot jaws shows medicated chewing gum could be the future
Credit: Dr Kazem Alemzadeh, University of Bristol Medicated chewing gum has been recognised as a new advanced drug delivery method ...