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How can nanomaterials help in the fight against COVID-19?

Researchers have reviewed different types of nanomaterials and how they can be used for the detection, prevention, and treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

3 Jun 2021

How bacterial cells have been engineered to produce virus-resistant synthetic polymers

A recent Science paper discusses the utilization of a previously reported synthetic Escherichia coli to produce virus-resistant synthetic polymers.

3 Jun 2021

Known pharmaceutical compounds could provide new therapies for COVID-19

After screening over 12,000 existing treatments, researchers have found many promising antiviral compounds that could treat COVID-19.

3 Jun 2021

New class of hydrogels can enable precise drug delivery

Hydrogels are commonly used inside the body to help in tissue regeneration and drug delivery. However, once inside, they can be challenging to control for optimal use. A team of researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University is developing a new way to manipulate the gel -- by using light.

3 Jun 2021

New process could reinvigorate the search for natural product drugs to treat cancers, viral infections

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Computational Biology Department in the School of Computer Science have developed a new process that could reinvigorate the search for natural product drugs to treat cancers, viral infections and other ailments.

3 Jun 2021

New study will help design better antibodies for potential treatments

Scientists are harnessing hard X-rays in the fight against cancer. A team of researchers, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, has used ultrabright X-ray light to determine how specific types of antibodies can tell the difference between different forms of a cancer-linked molecule.

3 Jun 2021

Tiny implant reverses diabetes in mice without requiring drugs

A team of researchers led by diabetes specialists and biomedical engineers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Cornell University has demonstrated that, using a miniscule device, they can implant insulin-secreting cells into diabetic mice.

3 Jun 2021

Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin therapy at a higher dose improved survival by nearly 200% in ventilated COVID patients

However, a fascinating new study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server suggests that such disappointment may have been both premature and unwarranted, based on a re-analysis of over 250 patients on invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) during the first two months of the pandemic.

2 Jun 2021

People taking anti-inflammatory drug mount a weaker immune response to COVID-19 vaccine

One-quarter of people who take the drug methotrexate for common immune system disorders -- from rheumatoid arthritis to multiple sclerosis -- mount a weaker immune response to a COVID-19 vaccine, a new study shows.

2 Jun 2021

Study reveals how HIV prevents the maturation of myelin-making brain cells

It's long been known that people living with HIV experience a loss of white matter in their brains. As opposed to "gray matter," which is composed of the cell bodies of neurons, white matter is made up of a fatty substance called myelin that coats neurons, offering protection and helping them transmit signals quickly and efficiently.

2 Jun 2021

Newly identified protein could become a target for future cancer treatments

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified a protein that helps tumours evade the immune system and, in certain types of cancers, is linked to a poorer chance of survival. The protein could become a target for future cancer treatments.

2 Jun 2021

New study sheds light on why many COVID-19 patients suffer from hypoxia

A new study published in the journal Stem Cell Reports by University of Alberta researchers is shedding light on why many COVID-19 patients, even those not in hospital, are suffering from hypoxia--a potentially dangerous condition in which there is decreased oxygenation in the body's tissues.

2 Jun 2021

Antibiotics provide no benefit for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, study finds

Doctors have hoped that antibiotics could benefit patients with chronic lung diseases, but a new study has found no benefit for patients with life-threatening idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in preventing hospitalization or death.

2 Jun 2021

Study identifies protein that could be the key to improving heart attack treatment outcomes

A new study led by researchers at Washington State University has identified a protein that could be the key to improving treatment outcomes after a heart attack.

2 Jun 2021

Researchers identify new approach to clear toxic Huntingtin protein

Researchers world-wide are focused on clearing the toxic mutant Huntingtin protein that leads to neuronal cell death and systemic dysfunction in Huntington's disease (HD), a devastating, incurable, progressive neurodegenerative genetic disorder.

2 Jun 2021

Optic nerve activity may trigger the formation of vision-harming tumors in children

In a study of mice, researchers showed how the act of seeing light may trigger the formation of vision-harming tumors in young children who are born with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) cancer predisposition syndrome.

2 Jun 2021

Scientists test antibody-based therapy to treat Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus

Army scientists working as part of an international consortium have developed and tested an antibody-based therapy to treat Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), which is carried by ticks and kills up to 60 percent of those infected.

2 Jun 2021

Mice study shows that Western diet can lead to NASH, liver fibrosis

Apart from lifestyle interventions, there are currently no approved treatments for NASH. A liver transplant is sometimes the only remedy.

2 Jun 2021

Researchers identify kite-shaped molecules that block SARS-CoV-2 cell entry after attachment

They have identified a group of kite-shaped compounds that are highly specific to SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2. These compounds demonstrate high potency in inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 infection at early entry steps. The study is currently available on the bioRxiv* preprint server.

2 Jun 2021

Nanoscale coordination polymers show promise for efficient dopamine delivery in Parkinson's treatment

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder caused by the death of dopaminergic neurons in a part of the brain (known as substantia nigra pars compacta), which leads to a deficit of dopamine (DA), one of the main neurotransmitters active in the central nervous system.

1 Jun 2021

Drugs News and Research

How can nanomaterials help in the fight against COVID-19?

How bacterial cells have been engineered to produce virus-resistant synthetic polymers

Known pharmaceutical compounds could provide new therapies for COVID-19

New class of hydrogels can enable precise drug delivery

New process could reinvigorate the search for natural product drugs to treat cancers, viral infections

New study will help design better antibodies for potential treatments

Tiny implant reverses diabetes in mice without requiring drugs

Hydroxychloroquine + Azithromycin therapy at a higher dose improved survival by nearly 200% in ventilated COVID patients

People taking anti-inflammatory drug mount a weaker immune response to COVID-19 vaccine

Study reveals how HIV prevents the maturation of myelin-making brain cells

Newly identified protein could become a target for future cancer treatments

New study sheds light on why many COVID-19 patients suffer from hypoxia

Antibiotics provide no benefit for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, study finds

Study identifies protein that could be the key to improving heart attack treatment outcomes

Researchers identify new approach to clear toxic Huntingtin protein

Optic nerve activity may trigger the formation of vision-harming tumors in children

Scientists test antibody-based therapy to treat Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus

Mice study shows that Western diet can lead to NASH, liver fibrosis

Researchers identify kite-shaped molecules that block SARS-CoV-2 cell entry after attachment

Nanoscale coordination polymers show promise for efficient dopamine delivery in Parkinson's treatment

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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