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Operation Pangea X takes action against illegal medicines sold online

Various authorities from 123 different countries including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are taking action against numerous small businesses that are illegally selling medicines over the internet according to an official statement yesterday.

26 Sep 2017

Drug targeting approach could lead to improved therapies for immune-related diseases

A new technique that targets drugs to specific cells could lead to improved therapies for diseases caused by an overactive immune response.

25 Sep 2017

Rutgers scientists use genetic engineering technique to create brain cells for studying Tourette’s

Scientists at Rutgers University-New Brunswick used a genetic engineering technique for the first time to create brain cells from the blood cells of individuals in a three-generation family with Tourette syndrome to help determine what causes the disease.

25 Sep 2017

FDA participates in major global operation to target illegal prescription drugs sold online

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in partnership with international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, recently took action against more than 500 websites that illegally sell potentially dangerous, unapproved versions of prescription medicines, including opioids, antibiotics and injectable epinephrine products to American consumers.

25 Sep 2017

Study: Antibody neutralizes dengue and Zika virus in mice

Brazil and other areas hardest hit by the Zika virus – which can cause babies to be born with abnormally small heads – are also home to dengue virus, which is spread by the same mosquito species.

25 Sep 2017

Brain shapes normal body patterning much earlier than previously thought

The brain plays an active and essential role much earlier than previously thought, according to new research from Tufts University scientists which shows that long before movement or other behaviors occur, the brain of an embryonic frog influences muscle and nerve development and protects the embryo from agents that cause developmental defects.

25 Sep 2017

Study: 30 minutes of exercise 5 days a week linked to lower risk of death, cardiovascular disease

Completing 30 minutes of physical activity five days a week (150 mins a week) is associated with a reduced risk of death and cardiovascular disease, according to the largest study of physical activity tracking 130000 people in 17 countries published in The Lancet.

25 Sep 2017

New gel patch could speed up healing and minimize formation of scars

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have developed a new gel patch prototype that could speed up the healing of a skin wound while minimizing the formation of scars. The team unveiled the patch today as a proof-of-concept.

25 Sep 2017

“Super malaria” resistant to standard medications in South East Asia

The spread of a single multidrug resistant malaria parasite strain in Vietnam is cause for alarm say researchers.

25 Sep 2017

Multi-gene test found to be better at identifying older adults at risk for Alzheimer's

A new test that combines the effects of more than two dozen genetic variants, most associated by themselves with only a small risk of Alzheimer's disease, does a better job of predicting which cognitively normal older adults will go on to develop Alzheimer's dementia than testing only for the well-known genetic variant APOE E4, a scientific team led by researchers at UC San Francisco and UC San Diego has found.

22 Sep 2017

Scientists develop rapid, highly sensitive fingerprint test to detect cocaine users

Scientists from the University of Surrey have developed a rapid and highly sensitive fingerprint test that can take just seconds to confirm whether someone has used cocaine.

22 Sep 2017

Researchers discover mechanism of drug resistance for ovarian and breast cancer cells

Researchers from the People's Friendship University of Russia have studied the mechanism of drug resistance for ovarian and breast cancer cells.

22 Sep 2017

Chemotherapy may increase survival for advanced colon cancer patients with dementia, study suggests

A pre-existing diagnosis of dementia was associated with increased risk of death for older patients with advanced colon cancer; however, some of the effects of dementia on survival could be mediated by receipt of chemotherapy.

22 Sep 2017

New tissue-chip research aims to speed drug development for two genetic forms of epilepsy

An interdisciplinary team of Vanderbilt University researchers has received a two-year, $2-million federal grant to develop an "organ-on-chip" model for two genetic forms of epilepsy. These disorders affect both brain and heart and improved modeling could lead to new drug treatments.

22 Sep 2017

Study supports importance of alcohol control policies to reduce homicide

Stronger alcohol policies, including taxes and sales restrictions, have been shown to reduce the likelihood of alcohol involvement among homicide victims, according to a new study from Boston Medical Center and Boston University.

21 Sep 2017

Researchers identify molecular pathway that causes immune cells to promote cancer

Investigators at the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases at Children's Hospital Los Angeles have identified new findings about an immune cell - called a tumor-associated macrophage - that promotes cancer instead of fighting it.

21 Sep 2017

Researchers identify exosomes as missing link to insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes

Chronic tissue inflammation resulting from obesity is an underlying cause of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. But the mechanism by which this occurs has remained cloaked, until now.

21 Sep 2017

Routine and rapid HCV testing improves life expectancy, reduces costs for young adults

Routine and rapid hepatitis C virus testing among young adults who use injection drugs improves life expectancy and may provide a good use of limited resources, according to new research out of Boston Medical Center, in partnership with the Boston Public Health Commission.

21 Sep 2017

Small-molecule immunotherapeutics could steer immune defense against fungal pathogens

Fungal infections represent an increasing health crisis, especially for immune-deficient patients. American scientists now report in the journal Angewandte Chemie that specific help could be provided by small-molecule immunotherapeutics with novel mechanism of action.

21 Sep 2017

Researchers identify new genetic test to help predict cancer recurrence

Researchers have discovered a new genetic test which could help predict cancer recurrence - paving the way for more precise, personalized treatments.

21 Sep 2017

Drugs News and Research

Operation Pangea X takes action against illegal medicines sold online

Drug targeting approach could lead to improved therapies for immune-related diseases

Rutgers scientists use genetic engineering technique to create brain cells for studying Tourette’s

FDA participates in major global operation to target illegal prescription drugs sold online

Study: Antibody neutralizes dengue and Zika virus in mice

Brain shapes normal body patterning much earlier than previously thought

Study: 30 minutes of exercise 5 days a week linked to lower risk of death, cardiovascular disease

New gel patch could speed up healing and minimize formation of scars

“Super malaria” resistant to standard medications in South East Asia

Multi-gene test found to be better at identifying older adults at risk for Alzheimer's

Scientists develop rapid, highly sensitive fingerprint test to detect cocaine users

Researchers discover mechanism of drug resistance for ovarian and breast cancer cells

Chemotherapy may increase survival for advanced colon cancer patients with dementia, study suggests

New tissue-chip research aims to speed drug development for two genetic forms of epilepsy

Study supports importance of alcohol control policies to reduce homicide

Researchers identify molecular pathway that causes immune cells to promote cancer

Researchers identify exosomes as missing link to insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes

Routine and rapid HCV testing improves life expectancy, reduces costs for young adults

Small-molecule immunotherapeutics could steer immune defense against fungal pathogens

Researchers identify new genetic test to help predict cancer recurrence

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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