Tag: Pharmaceutical Science

May 20, 2020

Credit: Nano Letters 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00495 For decades, scientists have explored the use of liposomes -- hollow spheres made of ...

Statistical approach to COVID-19 clinical trials aims to accelerate drug approval process

Credit: By doomu Cambridge, Mass., May 18, 2020 - In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute ...

DIY solution to reagent bottleneck in COVID-19 testing could also enhance future tests

Researchers in Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick have developed a way to create more crucial reagents for ...

HKBU scientists eliminate drug side effects by manipulating molecular chirality

Credit: Hong Kong Baptist University Scientists from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have developed a novel technique that can produce ...

Good news for menopausal women taking hop supplements: Tests show no drug interactions

Credit: Photo courtesy Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Hop-based dietary supplements that many women use to ease the night ...

COVID-19: Lessons to learn about the first 4.0 pandemic

May 18, 2020

A conjunction of biological and social factorsCredit: Jordi Serra-Cobo (UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA-IRBio) Although the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak was officially presented suddenly ...

Global study to test malaria drug to protect health workers from COVID-19

May 18, 2020

COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator to fund international trial of chloroquineCredit: Erin Jones/Barnes-Jewish Hospital With $9 million in philanthropic support, an international ...

NIH begins clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin to treat COVID-19

May 15, 2020

Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a much-anticipated Phase IIb clinical trial ...

Researchers find one-two punch may help fight against Salmonella

May 14, 2020

Natural product dephostatin is an effective partner for the antibiotic colistin in treating infections caused by the bacteria SalmonellaCredit: McMaster ...

Alberta researchers, Tonix Pharmaceuticals race to develop candidate vaccines for COVID-19

May 13, 2020

Partnerships like this one can dramatically accelerate efforts to move research from lab to community, says virologist.Credit: Melissa Fabrizio University ...

Change of direction in immune defense: Frankincense reprograms inflammatory enzyme

Research team has clarified the anti-inflammatory effect of a natural product from frankincense resinCredit: Jan-Peter Kasper/FSU Once upon a time, ...

Researchers develop new drugs for treating polycystic hepatorena

The project was carried out by UPV/EHU, Biodonostia and IkerbasqueCredit: UPV/EHU Polycystic hepatorenal diseases are hereditary, genetic disorders characterised by ...

GCS centres support research to mitigate impact of COVID-19 pandemic

High-performance computing provides essential tools for drug discovery and epidemiological modeling in the fight against the global pandemicCredit: Barbarossa, et ...

BioIVT introduces high-purity Kupffer cells to support drug discovery and development for liver diseases and help predict adverse drug reactions