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High blood pressure during pregnancy is associated with adverse perinatal outcomes

The link between blood pressure (BP) control and potential adverse outcomes in the perinatal period.

22 Jan 2024

Tailoring a computerized decision support system to the ICU environment improves patient safety

A recent multicentre study led by Amsterdam UMC and conducted in nine Dutch Intensive Care Units (ICUs) has shown that tailoring a computerized decision support system (CDSS) to the ICU environment significantly reduced the number of high-risk drug combinations administered to ICU patients.

22 Jan 2024

Older drivers show evidence of impaired driving performance after smoking cannabis, even if they regularly use cannabis

Researchers investigated the association between cannabis, simulated driving, and concurrent blood tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels in older adults.

22 Jan 2024

Federal lawmakers take first steps toward oversight of $50 billion in opioid settlements

Some members of Congress are demanding federal oversight of billions of dollars in opioid settlements, which state and local governments began spending over the past two years — with some using it to plug budget holes rather than fight the addiction crisis.

22 Jan 2024

Deep brain stimulation may improve quality of life in Parkinsons disease

Researchers compare the impact of medication alone or deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nuclei in quality of life in Parkinson's patients.

22 Jan 2024

Scientists discover key brain cells affected by COVID-19

A recent Cell Stem Cell study investigated whether SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to dopaminergic neuron senescence.

22 Jan 2024

COST Action bridges the gap in cancer immunotherapy research

Cancer is still a leading cause of death worldwide. Globally, there were an estimated 20 million new cases of cancer and 10 million deaths.

20 Jan 2024

Using AI to break the opioid addiction cycle

When Ben Brown, research assistant professor of chemistry, thinks about the opioid epidemic, he views the problem on a molecular level.

19 Jan 2024

Women using drugs and alcohol can feel stigmatized when seeking treatment

Women using drugs and alcohol can feel stigmatized and shamed when seeking support from professional services, a new study has found.

19 Jan 2024

AI scores breakthrough in anemia treatment with novel PHD inhibitor

Clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology company InSilico Medicine ("InSilico"), today announced that the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, an ACS Publications journal focusing on critical studies about molecular structure and biological activity, has published the company's discovery of a novel PHD inhibitor for the treatment of anemia.

19 Jan 2024

Insilico Medicine leverages AI to identify promising new target for breast and gynecological cancers

Insilico Medicine("Insilico"), a clinical stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, recently published an early research that it has identified MYT1 as a promising new therapeutic target for breast and gynecological cancer, and discovered a series of novel, potent, and highly selective inhibitors specifically targeting MYT1.

19 Jan 2024

What is the association between prenatal opioid exposure and risk of immune-related conditions?

Researchers compared the risk of hospitalization and emergency department presentation for immune-related conditions in children with and without prenatal opioid exposure.

19 Jan 2024

Exploring the impact of probiotics on preventing weight gain from psychiatric medication

Researchers discuss the effectiveness of probiotics and their use in reducing drug-induced weight loss.

19 Jan 2024

New device rapidly provides white blood cell count with a single drop of blood

A Rutgers researcher, through his spinoff company, has led a team to design and test a device that quickly counts a person's white blood cells with a single drop of blood, similar to the way glucometers rapidly scan for blood sugar levels.

18 Jan 2024

UNC scientists develop "smart" patch for precision drug delivery

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientists created a new drug delivery system, called the Spatiotemporal On-Demand Patch (SOP), which can receive commands wirelessly from a smartphone or computer to schedule and trigger the release of drugs from individual microneedles.

18 Jan 2024

New structural insights pave the way for drug-resistant malaria therapies

Structural insights into a potent antimalarial drug candidate's interaction with the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum have paved the way for drug-resistant malaria therapies, according to a new study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Van Andel Institute.

18 Jan 2024

Machine learning algorithm decodes mutations driving cancer treatment resistance

In a groundbreaking study published on January 18, 2024, in Cancer Discovery, scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine leveraged a machine learning algorithm to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing cancer researchers: predicting when cancer will resist chemotherapy.

18 Jan 2024

Uncovering the cellular roots of spinocerebellar ataxia type 6

Researchers from McGill University, led by Professor Alanna Watt of the Department of Biology, have identified previously unknown changes in brain cells affected by a neurological disease.

18 Jan 2024

St. Jude announces $13 million investment to expand the understanding of G-protein coupled receptors

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital today announced a nearly $13 million investment toward a new research collaboration with scientists at Columbia University, Duke University and Stanford University to expand the understanding of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR), which are vital proteins that impact human health and disease.

18 Jan 2024

New targeted therapy eliminates cancer with zero side effects

Johannes Karges develops anti-cancer agents that work in a targeted manner, rather than adversely affecting the entire body.

18 Jan 2024

Drugs News and Research

High blood pressure during pregnancy is associated with adverse perinatal outcomes

Tailoring a computerized decision support system to the ICU environment improves patient safety

Older drivers show evidence of impaired driving performance after smoking cannabis, even if they regularly use cannabis

Federal lawmakers take first steps toward oversight of $50 billion in opioid settlements

Deep brain stimulation may improve quality of life in Parkinsons disease

Scientists discover key brain cells affected by COVID-19

COST Action bridges the gap in cancer immunotherapy research

Using AI to break the opioid addiction cycle

Women using drugs and alcohol can feel stigmatized when seeking treatment

AI scores breakthrough in anemia treatment with novel PHD inhibitor

Insilico Medicine leverages AI to identify promising new target for breast and gynecological cancers

What is the association between prenatal opioid exposure and risk of immune-related conditions?

Exploring the impact of probiotics on preventing weight gain from psychiatric medication

New device rapidly provides white blood cell count with a single drop of blood

UNC scientists develop "smart" patch for precision drug delivery

New structural insights pave the way for drug-resistant malaria therapies

Machine learning algorithm decodes mutations driving cancer treatment resistance

Uncovering the cellular roots of spinocerebellar ataxia type 6

St. Jude announces $13 million investment to expand the understanding of G-protein coupled receptors

New targeted therapy eliminates cancer with zero side effects

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery 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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