Opioid Use Disorder: Underuse of Drugs to Reduce Overdose Risk
Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Saint Louis University discovered that less than half of Americans who underwent treatment for…
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A New Algorithm Significantly Speeds Up Finding Two Cancer Drugs That Work Together
Bioinformatics experts have devised an algorithm that can shorten the time it takes to find two or more pharmaceuticals that work together to treat a…
Antibody Drugs are Less Effective Than Current COVID Medications Against Omicron, a Study Finds
In lab studies, the medications used to create the brand-new COVID-19 pills are still quite effective against the virus’s omicron version. The existing antibody therapies,…
Researchers Discover That Losartan Is Ineffective for Treating COVID-19 Lung Damage
Losartan, a common blood pressure drug, was found in research from the University of Minnesota to be ineffective in preventing lung damage in COVID-19 patients.…
A New Immunotherapy Protocol for Melanoma Patients Has Been Approved by the FDA
A unique medication has been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for patients with metastatic or incurable melanoma, an aggressive form of…
A Study Shows that Small-Molecule Medications can Target RNA, Opening Up New Avenues to Treat Disease
A new study published in the journal Nature provides compelling evidence that RNA (ribonucleic acid) may be a promising target for medication development. RNA plays…
Drugs for the Skin may Help to Regress Dangerous Birthmarks and Prevent Melanoma
A congenital enormous nevus is a large, pigmented mole that can cover much of the face and body that affects about one out of every…
Smart Sensors will be Used in Innovative Technology to Ensure Vaccine Safety
For the first time in the world, a new study from Tel Aviv University allows developers to assess vaccination safety using smart sensors that measure…
Drug Overdose Deaths in Adolescents during the COVID Pandemic, for the First Time in History, the Rate of Increase was Exponential
According to a recent UCLA study, the rate of overdose deaths among U.S. teenagers nearly quadrupled in 2020, the first year of the COVID epidemic,…
Men With Metastatic, Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Benefit from a Three-Drug Combination
According to the findings of an international, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 clinical trial, adding the androgen-receptor inhibitor darolutamide to androgen-deprivation therapy and chemotherapy increases…
Up to 45% of Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy may Benefit from a New “Cocktail” Drug
Up to 45 percent of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a chronic muscle-wasting condition, may benefit from a new “cocktail” medicine being developed at…
Drug-Resistant, Pathogenic Yeasts can be Found on the Surfaces of Apples and Other Fruits, According to a New Study
Apples and other fruits are frequently sprayed with a fungicide before transit to prevent rotting and improve shelf life. The method preserves freshness, but it…
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