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Could Vitamin B6 Reduce Anxiety and Depression?

In this interview, we speak to Dr. David Field about his latest research into anxiety and depression and whether vitamin B6 supplements could help to reduce it.

19 Jul 2022

Should siRNA-based antivirals be added to the COVID toolbox?

A recent study reviewed the existing treatment modalities, including vaccines and antivirals, for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

19 Jul 2022

Anti-rejection drug plus immunotherapy could change the lives of kidney transplant patients with cancer

Adding immunotherapy to standard anti-rejection medication could change the lives of thousands of kidney transplant patients with incurable cancer, as new research shows it can reduce this risk of organ rejection and eliminate cancer in a quarter of patients.

18 Jul 2022

Study offers new insights into brain metastases in patients with melanoma

Brain metastasis is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths and occurs very frequently in patients with advanced melanoma.

18 Jul 2022

Alternative therapy based on S100A9 protein improves metabolism of insulin-dependent diabetics

People with a severe form of diabetes, where the beta cells of the pancreas do not produce or no longer produce enough insulin, have no choice but to inject themselves regularly with artificial insulin in order to survive.

18 Jul 2022

Scientists develop an improved pharmaceutical drug for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Scientists from the National University of Singapore Department of Pharmacy have developed an improved pharmaceutical drug for the treatment of the most common heart rhythm disturbance – atrial fibrillation (AF).

18 Jul 2022

Nitazoxanide drug found to be a potent inhibitor of several human coronaviruses

Researchers evaluated the activity of nitazoxanide against human coronaviruses (HCoVs).

18 Jul 2022

Scientists evaluate immunostimulatory glycolipid against SARS-CoV-2 infection

A new study showed that 7DW8-5, an immunostimulatory glycolipid impeded three respiratory viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2, in vivo.

18 Jul 2022

The impact of glucocorticoid therapy on immune responses to COVID-19 vaccination or infection in rituximab-treated patients with autoimmune disorders

Researchers examined immune reactions to SARS-CoV-2)among B cell-depleted autoimmune patients who concomitantly administered glucocorticoids.

18 Jul 2022

The characteristics of circulating T follicular helper cells in COVID-19 patients across mild to severe disease

Researchers found that late generation of functional SARS-CoV-2-selective circulating T follicular helper cells correlated with severe illness.

18 Jul 2022

Cytokine-based cancer immunotherapy: current progress and future prospects

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Shuang Zhou about cytokine-base cancer immunotherapy, the current state of the field, and future prospects.

From Sino Biological Inc. 18 Jul 2022

Unique tool helps to study how the mechanical forces behind protein folding affect cancer spread

Talin is a protein that controls cellular attachment and movement, but its malfunctioning also allows cancer cells to spread. DCL1 is a tumor-suppressing protein. But scientists don't fully understand how either protein works – or what happens when they don't work the way they should.

15 Jul 2022

Proteins' wobbles, shakes and quivers play a key role in their ability to function

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report they have probed the atomic structure of proteins to add to evidence that the wobbles, shakes and quivers of proteins play a critical role in their ability to function.

15 Jul 2022

New method could facilitate the diagnosis of early-stage Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's is a progressive and debilitating disease of the brain that eventually compromises patients' ability to walk and even to talk. Its diagnosis is complex, and in the early stages – impossible.

15 Jul 2022

Scientists combine robotics with biology to construct biohybrid microrobots

A team of scientists in the Physical Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have combined robotics with biology by equipping E. coli bacteria with artificial components to construct biohybrid microrobots.

15 Jul 2022

Texas Biomed professor to join $577 million effort for developing antivirals against COVID-19 and other viruses

As the coronavirus waves keep coming and cases are on the rise once again, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently launched a $577 million effort to develop antivirals against COVID-19 and other viruses with high pandemic potential.

15 Jul 2022

Alcohol consumption does not provide any health benefits, presents many risks for young people

Young people face higher health risks from alcohol consumption than older adults, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet.

15 Jul 2022

Researchers discover specific cells that regulate the transmission of information between brain areas

A scientific team from MedUni Vienna's Center for Brain Research has now identified specific cells that regulate the transmission of information between brain areas.

15 Jul 2022

Study: Prescribing rate of non-opioid pain medications increased after 2016 CDC guideline

After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a guideline for prescribing opioids to patients experiencing chronic pain in 2016, the prescribing rate of non-opioid pain medication increased each year above and beyond what would be expected based on the preexisting trends, a new study finds.

15 Jul 2022

As Big Pharma loses interest in new antibiotics, infections are only growing stronger

Forget covid-19, monkeypox, and other viruses for the moment and consider another threat troubling infectious disease specialists: common urinary tract infections, or UTIs, that lead to emergency room visits and even hospitalizations because of the failure of oral antibiotics.

15 Jul 2022

Drugs News and Research

Could Vitamin B6 Reduce Anxiety and Depression?

Should siRNA-based antivirals be added to the COVID toolbox?

Anti-rejection drug plus immunotherapy could change the lives of kidney transplant patients with cancer

Study offers new insights into brain metastases in patients with melanoma

Alternative therapy based on S100A9 protein improves metabolism of insulin-dependent diabetics

Scientists develop an improved pharmaceutical drug for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Nitazoxanide drug found to be a potent inhibitor of several human coronaviruses

Scientists evaluate immunostimulatory glycolipid against SARS-CoV-2 infection

The impact of glucocorticoid therapy on immune responses to COVID-19 vaccination or infection in rituximab-treated patients with autoimmune disorders

The characteristics of circulating T follicular helper cells in COVID-19 patients across mild to severe disease

Cytokine-based cancer immunotherapy: current progress and future prospects

Unique tool helps to study how the mechanical forces behind protein folding affect cancer spread

Proteins' wobbles, shakes and quivers play a key role in their ability to function

New method could facilitate the diagnosis of early-stage Parkinson's disease

Scientists combine robotics with biology to construct biohybrid microrobots

Texas Biomed professor to join $577 million effort for developing antivirals against COVID-19 and other viruses

Alcohol consumption does not provide any health benefits, presents many risks for young people

Researchers discover specific cells that regulate the transmission of information between brain areas

Study: Prescribing rate of non-opioid pain medications increased after 2016 CDC guideline

As Big Pharma loses interest in new antibiotics, infections are only growing stronger

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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