Experimental drug can reverse cognitive decline within THREE DAYS
Experimental drug can reverse age-related cognitive decline within THREE DAYS by exciting neurons and helping cells form better connections, new …
Diabetic drug could slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease
A hallmark of Parkinson’s disease is the degeneration of a group of dopaminergic neurons in the brain, which play key …
Personalized drug screens could guide treatment for children with brain cancer
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Hopp Children’s Cancer …
FDA approves new drug to treat common form of muscular dystrophy based on research from U of A scientist
A University of Alberta researcher’s past work has led to a new drug being approved for use in the United …
EU regulator starts safety review of coronavirus drug
The European Medicines Agency says it has started a safety review after some patients taking the coronavirus drug remdesivir reported …
Finding right drug balance for Parkinson’s patients
Parkinson’s disease is most commonly treated with levodopa, a drug which alleviates the slowing of bodily movements, called bradykinesia, found …
Potent drug supply drop, not domestic drug policies, likely behind 2018 OD death downturn
The slight decline in drug overdose deaths in 2018 coincided with changing Chinese regulations on a powerful type of opioid, …
Powerful drug discovery protocol for autism is accelerating the development of new treatments
A sensitive and reliable new protocol for assessing social deficits in animal models of autism and certain psychiatric conditions is …
Drug stimulation of neural stem cell repair leads to promising impact on treatment of childhood brain injury
Through a cross-species study of metformin, a common drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes, a team of researchers and …
Diabetes drug metformin shows promise in mouse study for a common type of ALS
An FDA-approved diabetes drug shows early signs of promise against the most common genetic form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a …
Drug treatment could improve effectiveness of immunotherapy for cancer patients
While immunotherapy—a form of treatment that uses the body’s immune system to recognize, attack and kill tumor cells—has given hope …
Neuroimaging suggests resilience to drug addiction may come from better control over compulsive behaviors
A team of researchers at the University of Cambridge has found evidence suggesting that people who are addicted to drugs …
Arthritis drug reduced risks of dying of coronavirus by nearly half
Severely ill coronavirus patients treated with arthritis drug were HALF as likely to die as those who didn’t get it …
New molecule stops drug cravings in mice, with fewer side effects
Duke University researchers have developed a synthetic molecule that selectively dampen the physiological rewards of cocaine in mice. It also …
New platform for cancer diagnostics and drug testing
Parts of tumor tissue, which is normally discarded in cancer surgery, bear information about the disease. So far, as studies …
Drug cocktail holds promise for spinal injuries
The early-stage research in rats, by a group of scientists led by Imperial College London, revealed two existing medications can …
What is GHB, the liquid ecstasy drug implicated in rape crimes?
The case of Reynhard Sinaga, an Indonesian man convicted by a court in Manchester, United Kingdom for 136 rapes, has …
Current treatment for fungal meningitis is fueling drug resistance
A common first-line treatment approach for cryptococcal meningitis in low-income countries is being compromised by the emergence of drug resistance, …