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NIH supports research to understand the genome-metal interactions in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Wanqing Liu, Ph.D., professor of pharmaceutical sciences in the Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and of pharmacology in Wayne State's School of Medicine, received a $3 million, five-year award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences of the National Institutes of Health.

21 Aug 2023

New microneedles could monitor melanoma therapy response

Patients with melanoma, the most concerning form of skin cancer in which pigment-producing cells start to grow out of control, can benefit from existing immunotherapies, but by far not all of them do.

21 Aug 2023

Common genetic variants reduce clopidogrel effectiveness in British South Asians

Clopidogrel is a commonly prescribed medication used to prevent further heart attacks after an initial event. It needs to be activated in the body to be effective.

21 Aug 2023

The standard of care and recent advancements in the control of skin inflammation

Researchers discuss current therapeutic interventions for atopic dermatitis in children and adolescents.

21 Aug 2023

Lorazepam linked to shorter progression-free survival in pancreatic cancer patients

Patients with pancreatic cancer who took the benzodiazepine lorazepam (Ativan), commonly prescribed to treat anxiety during cancer treatment, had a shorter progression-free survival than patients who did not, according to results published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).

17 Aug 2023

Researchers receive DoD grant to target chemotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer

Researchers with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)'s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to target chemotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer.

17 Aug 2023

CPD vet webinar to highlight animal and human health collaborations improving diagnostics and therapeutics use

NORTHAMPTON, UK (15th August 2023) – HORIBA UK is to host a CPD webinar focusing on how a One Health multidisciplinary approach can enable beneficial changes in veterinary diagnostics and therapeutics usage.

From HORIBA Scientific UK 17 Aug 2023

The Alliance for Genomic Discovery announces founding biopharma members: AbbVie, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer, and Merck

Illumina Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, in collaboration with Nashville Biosciences, LLC, a leading clinical and genomic data company and wholly owned subsidiary of VUMC, today announced the five founding members of the Alliance for Genomic Discovery.

17 Aug 2023

Potential of COVID-19 convalescent plasma for future monoclonal antibodies against severe SARS-CoV-2 inflammation

Researchers report that convalescent plasma treatment is most effective in treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

17 Aug 2023

Study sheds light on how cold temperatures affect appetite

Neuroscientists at Scripps Research have identified brain circuits that make mammals want to eat more when they are exposed to cold temperatures.

16 Aug 2023

Pig kidney xenotransplantation continues to function well after 32 days

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health have transplanted a genetically engineered pig kidney that continues to function well after 32 days in a man declared dead by neurologic criteria and maintained with a beating heart on ventilator support.

16 Aug 2023

Widespread adoption of new kidney function equation could reduce racial disparities in heart failure care

Physician-scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine recently conducted a large-scale analysis to assess the impact of a newly introduced equation used to evaluate one's heart failure risk.

16 Aug 2023

Research shows how mosquito-transmitted viruses hijack host cells to promote infection

New Cleveland Clinic research shows how mosquito-transmitted viruses – like Zika, West Nile, Yellow Fever and dengue viruses – hijack host cells to promote their own replication and infection.

16 Aug 2023

Rutgers scientists discover first lipid vascular 'zip code' in the lungs

Researchers at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), together with other collaborating groups, have discovered the first lipid vascular 'ZIP code' in the lungs.

16 Aug 2023

Researchers develop platform allowing mass-scale production of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA lipid nanoparticle vaccines

Researchers presented a scalable lipid nanoparticle production (SCALAR) platform to develop SARS-CoV-2 mRNA lipid nanoparticle vaccines.

15 Aug 2023

Epigenetic drug-sensitive biomarkers for cancer

Researchers perform an epigenome-wide multi-omic high-throughput screen to identify actionable epigenetic drug-sensitive biomarkers.

15 Aug 2023

Scientists uncover new molecular targets for cardiovascular regulation

Scientists at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States and a leading research center for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses, have uncovered new molecular targets on a cell receptor that play a major role in cardiovascular regulation.

14 Aug 2023

Therapeutics News and Research

NIH supports research to understand the genome-metal interactions in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

New microneedles could monitor melanoma therapy response

Common genetic variants reduce clopidogrel effectiveness in British South Asians

The standard of care and recent advancements in the control of skin inflammation

Lorazepam linked to shorter progression-free survival in pancreatic cancer patients

Researchers receive DoD grant to target chemotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer

CPD vet webinar to highlight animal and human health collaborations improving diagnostics and therapeutics use

The Alliance for Genomic Discovery announces founding biopharma members: AbbVie, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer, and Merck

Potential of COVID-19 convalescent plasma for future monoclonal antibodies against severe SARS-CoV-2 inflammation

Study sheds light on how cold temperatures affect appetite

Pig kidney xenotransplantation continues to function well after 32 days

Widespread adoption of new kidney function equation could reduce racial disparities in heart failure care

Research shows how mosquito-transmitted viruses hijack host cells to promote infection

Rutgers scientists discover first lipid vascular 'zip code' in the lungs

Researchers develop platform allowing mass-scale production of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA lipid nanoparticle vaccines

Epigenetic drug-sensitive biomarkers for cancer

Scientists uncover new molecular targets for cardiovascular regulation

Researchers design one-step procedure for improving effective of adoptive cell immunotherapy against solid tumors

Researchers identify ion channel switches that regulate dopamine release in the brain

New Alzheimer’s drug raises hopes — along with questions

Event guide: The Non-Opioid Pain Therapeutics Summit eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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