Hundreds of Genetic Disorders could be Treated Using FDA-Approved Drugs, According to Scientists

Hundreds of Genetic Disorders could be Treated Using FDA-Approved Drugs, According to Scientists

NMD, or nonsense-mediated RNA decay, is an evolutionarily conserved biological mechanism for the degradation of potentially faulty messenger RNAs, or mRNAs. It functions as an…
According to New Research, a Malaria Drug could Treat Chemotherapy-Resistant Head and Neck Cancers

According to New Research, a Malaria Drug could Treat Chemotherapy-Resistant Head and Neck Cancers

According to a new study, the malaria medicine hydroxychloroquine blocks mechanisms that generate cisplatin resistance in head and neck tumors and restores cisplatin’s tumor-killing properties…
Using More Precise Animal Models to Improve Drug Development

Using More Precise Animal Models to Improve Drug Development

Clinical trials, which verify a medicine’s efficacy and safety, are a stumbling block that must be overcome before a new treatment can be released to…
Patients with Uncontrolled Epilepsy Who got Vagus Nerve Stimulation Reported Lower Hospital Costs

Patients with Uncontrolled Epilepsy Who got Vagus Nerve Stimulation Reported Lower Hospital Costs

A stimulator device is implanted beneath the skin in the chest, with a wire coiled around the vagus nerve in the neck. Vagus nerve stimulation…
The Use of ‘Last-Resort’ Antibiotics could be Extended According to a New Resistance-Breaking Antibiotic Combination

The Use of ‘Last-Resort’ Antibiotics could be Extended According to a New Resistance-Breaking Antibiotic Combination

Scientists have discovered a novel therapeutic medication that can overcome antibiotic resistance in bacteria that cause sepsis, pneumonia, and urinary tract infections, among other illnesses.…
Changes in the Gene Network Linked to Cancer Onset and Progression Lead to the Discovery of New Treatment Targets

Changes in the Gene Network Linked to Cancer Onset and Progression Lead to the Discovery of New Treatment Targets

In recent years, cancer chemotherapy has experienced a paradigm change, with classic treatments such as broad-spectrum cytotoxic medicines being supplemented or replaced by drugs that…
Early Research Suggests that a Drug could Help Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia Who are Hospitalized

Early Research Suggests that a Drug could Help Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia Who are Hospitalized

A proof-of-concept experiment sponsored by the Universities of Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has discovered a medication that may help some COVID-19…
A New Technique Allows for Identifying Potential Drugs to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

A New Technique Allows for Identifying Potential Drugs to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Researchers at Miami University in Ohio have perfected a novel technique that will enable scientists to assess how potential inhibitors affect antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Native state…
In Adults with ADHD, the Drug Reduces Daydreaming, Exhaustion, and Mental Sluggishness

In Adults with ADHD, the Drug Reduces Daydreaming, Exhaustion, and Mental Sluggishness

In 38 men and women with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), tests of a medication known to boost brain activity showed early success in lowering…
Antibiotic Use Reduction in Primary Care may not be Enough to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance

Antibiotic Use Reduction in Primary Care may not be Enough to Prevent Antimicrobial Resistance

A new analysis says that strategies to restrict antibiotic prescribing in primary care are insufficient to halt the growth in drug-resistant E. coli infections in…
Cancer Drug Lowers Blood Glucose, According to Retrospective Study

Cancer Drug Lowers Blood Glucose, According to Retrospective Study

According to new research published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, dasatinib, a drug commonly used to treat certain types of leukemia, may have antidiabetic benefits comparable…
The Popularity of New Synthetic Drugs can be Deduced Using Wastewater

The Popularity of New Synthetic Drugs can be Deduced Using Wastewater

Hundreds of new synthetic medications have appeared throughout the years that replicate the effects of both illegal and legal substances. Each drug’s international popularity is…
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