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UVA researchers discover key driver of chronic inflammation that accelerates aging

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a key driver of chronic inflammation that accelerates aging.

25 Jul 2023

New weight loss drugs carry high price tags and lots of questions for seniors

Corlee Morris has dieted throughout her adult life.

25 Jul 2023

Hospitals ask Congress to delay ACA Medicaid funding cuts — for the 14th time

It has become as familiar a sight in Washington as the cherry blossoms in spring: lobbyists from the nation's hospitals descending on the Capitol to ask lawmakers to postpone billions in Medicaid funding cuts prescribed by the Affordable Care Act — cuts industry leaders agreed to years ago.

25 Jul 2023

The effect of diabetes medications on the risk of developing cancer

In an attempt to discern the risk of cancer posed by certain diabetic drugs as well, the authors of a recent paper performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of all studies over the past ten years dealing with this topic.

25 Jul 2023

Advancing new antibiotics through the later stages of clinical testing

A report by University of Queensland researchers has warned a global crisis of antibiotic resistance is inevitable, despite promising developments in new antibiotics.

25 Jul 2023

New drug delivery system may revolutionize treatment of ectopic pregnancy

Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy have developed a drug delivery system that shows promise for greatly enhancing the efficacy of the medicine given to women with the life-threatening condition of ectopic pregnancy, which occurs when a fertilized egg implants somewhere other than the lining of the uterus.

24 Jul 2023

USC study reveals key details about how cancer cells metastasize

A surprising finding from USC reveals key details about how cancer cells metastasize and suggests new therapeutic approaches for halting their spread.

24 Jul 2023

Cancer-causing gene also plays a crucial role in aging, study finds

A gene called Myc (pronounced "mick") that is among the most important drivers of cancer in both mice and humans also plays a newly discovered crucial role in aging, according to a new Cell Reports study by researchers at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

24 Jul 2023

People with dementia end up in emergency care 1.4 million times a year

A busy, crowded, confusing emergency room is not an ideal place for a person living with dementia.

24 Jul 2023

Lactate plays a critical role in helping neural stem cells develop into specialized neurons

Scientists at Tohoku University have discovered the critical role that lactate plays in helping neural stem cells develop into specialized neurons, a process dubbed neuronal differentiation.

24 Jul 2023

FDA head Robert Califf battles misinformation — sometimes with fuzzy facts

Robert Califf, the head of the Food and Drug Administration, doesn't seem to be having fun on the job.

24 Jul 2023

Everything old is new again? The latest round of health policy proposals reprises existing ideas

Forget "repeal and replace," an oft-repeated Republican rallying cry against the Affordable Care Act.

24 Jul 2023

AARDEX Group: Founding member of the CancerX initiative drives innovation and improves follow up for cancer patients

Adherence specialist AARDEX Group is proud to announce it is a founding member of the CancerX initiative, bringing together diverse stakeholders to drive innovation and improve follow up for cancer patients.

24 Jul 2023

Breakthrough stress sensor discovery reveals new mechanism of antimicrobial resistance

Researchers from the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, in collaboration with Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), have discovered a new stress signaling system that enables bacteria cells to adapt and protect themselves against the immune system and certain antibiotics.

24 Jul 2023

Exclusion of chronic kidney disease patients from cardiovascular trials leaves significant evidence gaps

Study looks at how and where patients with CKD have been excluded from CVD RCTs over the last two decades.

24 Jul 2023

New class of cholesterol-lowering drugs can affect lung function and brain size, study finds

One of the world’s largest studies on the impact of cholesterol-lowering medication has highlighted an issue with a new class of drugs that could impair lung function in some patients.

24 Jul 2023

Fly-to-bedside resource offers new hope for COVID-19 treatments

Millions of deaths and ongoing illnesses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have prompted scientists to seek new ways of understanding how viruses so skillfully enter and reprogram human cells.

21 Jul 2023

Muscle-building supplement may help protect memory and prevent Alzheimer's disease

The secret to protecting your memory may be a staple of a bodybuilder's diet. RUSH researchers recently discovered that a muscle-building supplement called beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate, also called HMB, may help protect memory, reduce plaques and ultimately help prevent the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

21 Jul 2023

Salk researchers uncover molecular mechanisms of HIV drug resistance

Salk Institute researchers, in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, have discovered the molecular mechanisms by which the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) becomes resistant to Dolutegravir, one of the most effective, clinically used antiviral drugs for treating HIV.

21 Jul 2023

ARMGO Pharma Enrolls First Patient in Phase 2 Trial of ARM210 for the Treatment of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

Trial to investigate the safety and efficacy of ARM210 for the treatment of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT).

21 Jul 2023

Drugs News and Research

UVA researchers discover key driver of chronic inflammation that accelerates aging

New weight loss drugs carry high price tags and lots of questions for seniors

Hospitals ask Congress to delay ACA Medicaid funding cuts — for the 14th time

The effect of diabetes medications on the risk of developing cancer

Advancing new antibiotics through the later stages of clinical testing

New drug delivery system may revolutionize treatment of ectopic pregnancy

USC study reveals key details about how cancer cells metastasize

Cancer-causing gene also plays a crucial role in aging, study finds

People with dementia end up in emergency care 1.4 million times a year

Lactate plays a critical role in helping neural stem cells develop into specialized neurons

FDA head Robert Califf battles misinformation — sometimes with fuzzy facts

Everything old is new again? The latest round of health policy proposals reprises existing ideas

AARDEX Group: Founding member of the CancerX initiative drives innovation and improves follow up for cancer patients

Breakthrough stress sensor discovery reveals new mechanism of antimicrobial resistance

Exclusion of chronic kidney disease patients from cardiovascular trials leaves significant evidence gaps

New class of cholesterol-lowering drugs can affect lung function and brain size, study finds

Fly-to-bedside resource offers new hope for COVID-19 treatments

Muscle-building supplement may help protect memory and prevent Alzheimer's disease

Salk researchers uncover molecular mechanisms of HIV drug resistance

ARMGO Pharma Enrolls First Patient in Phase 2 Trial of ARM210 for the Treatment of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

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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