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Researcher employs people who inject drugs to study factors influencing acquisition of HIV

In recent years, the HIV infection rate in Estonia has continued to be around 200 new cases each year, which is still one of the highest incidence rates per 100,000 inhabitants in Europe.

20 Jun 2019

New probe can identify and latch onto proteins on surface of endoplasmic reticulum

Sigma receptors are proteins found on mainly the surface of endoplasmic reticulum in certain cells. Sigma-1 and sigma-2 are the two main classes of these receptors.

20 Jun 2019

MRI imaging could guide treatment decisions for angina patients

A 40 minute test for angina could help patients avoid an overnight stay in hospital, according to research funded by the NIHR Guy's and St Thomas' Biomedical Research Centre.

19 Jun 2019

Revolutionary cancer drugs that target any tumor to be fast-tracked into hospitals by NHS

Patients in England could be some of the first in the world to be treated with revolutionary cancer drugs that can target any type of tumor.

19 Jun 2019

Yale researchers offer insight into the hunger hormone

In a new study, Yale researchers offer insight into leptin, a hormone that plays a key role in appetite, overeating, and obesity. Their findings advance knowledge about leptin and weight gain, and also suggest a potential strategy for developing future weight-loss treatments, they said.

19 Jun 2019

Highlights and key takeaways from the 2019 Boston Bacterial Meeting (BBM)

Missed out on the 2019 Boston Bacterial Meeting (BBM)? Read our round-up of the key takeaways, areas of discussion, speakers and more.

19 Jun 2019

New chief medical officer appointed for Cancer Research UK’s Centre for Drug Development

Professor Peter Johnson will be the new chief medical officer for Cancer Research UK’s Centre for Drug Development, it was announced today (Tuesday).

19 Jun 2019

Scientists make breakthrough in understanding the genetics of common syndromic autism

Australian and Chilean scientists have made a breakthrough in their understanding of the genetics of a common form of syndromic autism – and they hope their work could one day lead to the development of treatments for the condition.

19 Jun 2019

Loughborough University student designs portable wallet to keep medication cool

A student from Loughborough University has designed a portable wallet to keep medication cool after being inspired by his girlfriend who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis.

19 Jun 2019

Inhaling irritant that mimics air pollution changes defensive heart-lung reflex for hypertension

Air pollution significantly increases the risk for premature deaths, particularly in people with underlying cardiovascular disease, clinical and epidemiological studies have determined.

19 Jun 2019

Novel microfluidic device captures and isolates circulating tumor cell clusters

Cancer touches nearly everyone in one way or another, and regrettably, it will claim another 600,000 lives in the U.S. in 2019, according to the American Cancer Society. Researchers from San Diego State University, TumorGen MDx Inc., and Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute set out to explore a seemingly basic question: What is it about cancer that kills?

19 Jun 2019

Researchers find possible counterpunch to drug resistance of melanoma

Researchers at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University have found a possible counterpunch to the drug resistance of melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer.

19 Jun 2019

Study shows how methods limited to physics can be of great use in cancer research

A new study on the behavior of water in cancer cells shows how methods usually limited to physics can be of great use in cancer research.

19 Jun 2019

TEST-1 Using SPR to Confront the Antibody Reproducibility Crisis

It is important to validate parameters of purchased antibodies with SPR to ensure they are high-quality and also useful for your application,

From Nicoya Lifesciences 19 Jun 2019

Study links high number of copies of chromosomal region to chemotherapeutic drug resistance

Researchers at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, with the participation of collaborators from the Baylor College of Medicine and the University Institute of Oncology of Asturias, publish today in Cancer Research a study where they relate the high number of copies of a chromosomal region with the appearance of resistance to a chemotherapeutic drug.

19 Jun 2019

Cannabis use has increased and shifted from illicit market, research reveals

A new article published by researchers from University of Puget Sound and University of Washington reports that, based on analysis of public wastewater samples in at least one Western Washington population center, cannabis use both increased and substantially shifted from the illicit market since retail sales began in 2014.

18 Jun 2019

Scientists develop new class of drugs to treat hereditary kidney disease

Scientists from the University of Sheffield are part of an international collaboration to develop a new class of drugs to treat a common genetic kidney disease which is a major cause of kidney failure.

18 Jun 2019

Anti-aging study wins grant from William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation

The William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation has awarded Texas Biomed Associate Professor Marcel Daadi, Ph.D., with a grant of more than $100,000 to test a promising FDA-approved drug for reversing age-related cognitive decline and memory deficits observed in aged baboons.

18 Jun 2019

Duke researchers identify enzyme involved in regulating growth, spread of breast cancers

Immunotherapies have transformed cancer care, but their successes have been limited for reasons that are both complex and perplexing.

18 Jun 2019

FDA approves first non-insulin drug for treatment of pediatric patients with type 2 diabetes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Victoza (liraglutide) injection for treatment of pediatric patients 10 years or older with type 2 diabetes.

18 Jun 2019

Drugs News and Research

Researcher employs people who inject drugs to study factors influencing acquisition of HIV

New probe can identify and latch onto proteins on surface of endoplasmic reticulum

MRI imaging could guide treatment decisions for angina patients

Revolutionary cancer drugs that target any tumor to be fast-tracked into hospitals by NHS

Yale researchers offer insight into the hunger hormone

Highlights and key takeaways from the 2019 Boston Bacterial Meeting (BBM)

New chief medical officer appointed for Cancer Research UK’s Centre for Drug Development

Scientists make breakthrough in understanding the genetics of common syndromic autism

Loughborough University student designs portable wallet to keep medication cool

Inhaling irritant that mimics air pollution changes defensive heart-lung reflex for hypertension

Novel microfluidic device captures and isolates circulating tumor cell clusters

Researchers find possible counterpunch to drug resistance of melanoma

Study shows how methods limited to physics can be of great use in cancer research

TEST-1 Using SPR to Confront the Antibody Reproducibility Crisis

Study links high number of copies of chromosomal region to chemotherapeutic drug resistance

Cannabis use has increased and shifted from illicit market, research reveals

Scientists develop new class of drugs to treat hereditary kidney disease

Anti-aging study wins grant from William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation

Duke researchers identify enzyme involved in regulating growth, spread of breast cancers

FDA approves first non-insulin drug for treatment of pediatric patients with type 2 diabetes

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