Adverse drug effects during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped health and medicine in ways both dramatic and subtle. Some of the less obvious shifts …
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DNA alkylation drug may improve outcomes for adolescents and young adults with central nervous system tumors
In a phase II clinical trial, the drug 4-demethyl-4-cholesteryloxycarbonylpenclomedine (DM-CHOC-PEN) improved survival for some adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients …
New mouse model unlocks drug testing of hormone-sensitive human breast cancer
Scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center and an international team of collaborators have generated mice with an improved hormone …
Alzheimer’s Drug Targets People With Mild Cognitive Impairment. What Does That Mean?
The approval of a controversial new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, Aduhelm, is shining a spotlight on mild cognitive impairment — …
Discovery of mechanics of drug targets for COVID-19
A team of international researchers, including McGill Professor Stéphane Laporte, have discovered the working mechanism of potential drug targets for …
Researchers discover drug that blocks multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants in mice
The drug diABZI—which activates the body’s innate immune response—was highly effective in preventing severe COVID-19 in mice that were infected …
Immunotherapy drug can beat back early-stage lung cancer
An immunotherapy drug is the first to significantly reduce the risk of cancer recurrence or death in people with early-stage …
DIY drug infusion that halves the risk of relapse for MS patients
DIY drug infusion that halves the risk of relapse to benefit hundreds of thousands of multiple sclerosis patients Monthly jab …
Pandemic-fueled drug abuse threatens hearts, lives
On a recent day in his Denver Health emergency room, Dr. Eric Lavonas hit another tragic trifecta. “In a nine-hour …
Drug could regrow erection nerves after prostate ops, rat study finds
Hope for prostate cancer patients as experimental drug ‘may allow thousands of men left impotent from drastic surgery to get …
FDA OKs first new ADHD drug in over a decade for children
U.S. regulators have approved the first new drug in over a decade for children with ADHD, which causes inattention, hyperactivity …
HIV: An antidiabetic drug to reduce chronic inflammation
Metformin, a drug used to treat type-2 diabetes, could help reduce chronic inflammation in people living with HIV (PLWH) who …
Piece work increases drug use among Americans
Researchers have looked at whether workers who are paid by the piece have a greater risk of using alcohol and …
Opioid agonist treatment could substantially reduce drug related deaths if used more widely
New evidence that opioid agonists such as methadone and buprenorphine could substantially reduce drug related deaths if more widely used …
Brain tumor study reveals surprising gene deletion and method to overcome drug resistance
In far too many cases over the years, scientists have discovered promising new cancer treatments, only to report later that …
Nanoparticle drug delivery technique shows promise for treating pancreatic cancer
Researchers with the Kansas City Veterans Affairs Medical Center and North Dakota State University have designed a new way to …
Drug discovery study identifies promising new compound to open constricted airways
Despite the progress made in managing asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), poorly controlled symptoms for both respiratory diseases …
Study in mice shows genes may be altered through drug repurposing
Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have published a study showing a promising approach to using drug repurposing to …