Tag: Pharmaceutical Science

February 14, 2019

The study of natural toxins and their derivatives may help in the development of medicines to treat diseases like cancer ...

Increased depression and suicidal behavior risk for young cannabis users

February 13, 2019

New international study reveals percentage of young cannabis users are gambling with risk of depression or suicidal behavior Montreal, February ...

Even as hospitals cut risky antibiotic use in-house, patients often go home with them

February 13, 2019

Targeting fluoroquinolone prescribing in hospitals is effective, a 48-hospital study shows, but many patients still get discharge prescriptions for themCredit: ...

Genetics Society of America awards 2019 Edward Novitski Prize to Joseph Heitman

Prize recognizes extraordinary creativity and ingenuity in genetics researchCredit: Duke University Joseph Heitman, MD, PhD of Duke University is the ...

New gel for liver cell culture on microchips

Credit: Karin Söderlund Leifler/Linköping University Scientists at Linköping University have developed a new method to produce hydrated materials, hydrogels, that ...

Gory, freaky, cool: Marine snail venom could improve insulin for diabetic patients

Credit: University of Utah Health Although moderately mobile, marine cone snails have perfected several strategies to capture prey. Some fish-hunting ...

The Lancet: Direct-acting antivirals reduce risk of premature mortality and liver cancer for people with chronic hepatitis C

The first prospective, longitudinal study investigating treatment of chronic hepatitis C with direct-acting antivirals finds that the treatment is associated ...

Machine learning algorithm helps in the search for new drugs

February 11, 2019

Researchers have designed a machine learning algorithm for drug discovery which has been shown to be twice as efficient as ...

Changes in lung cells seen almost immediately after contact with low-molecular weight PAHs

February 11, 2019

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center It is well known that exposure to high-molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) increases ...

Study identifies new target to prevent, treat alcoholism

New research conducted at OHSU in Portland, Oregon, identifies a gene that could provide a new target for developing medication ...

Nitrogen gets in the fast lane for chemical synthesis

'Great gift to industry': Rice University chemists discover way to simplify synthesis of valuable precursor for drugs, other compoundsCredit: Jeff ...

MDMA users more empathetic than other drug users

Long-term MDMA users have higher levels of empathy than cannabis and other drugs users, new research suggests. University of Exeter ...

A new protocol for Hepatitis A vaccination to prevent a vaccine-resistant virus

Vaccination policies against the diseaseCredit: University of Barcelona Researchers of the University of Barcelona (UB) have analysed, with massive sequencing ...

New insight into cell receptors opens the way for tailored cancer drugs