Pharmacology News and Research

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Special issue aims to bring medical cannabis into mainstream medicine

Medicinal cannabis is safe and effective in pain relief, and researchers are calling for the treatment to be properly established in our modern medical arsenal.

15 Mar 2018

UCLA-developed nanospears could make gene therapies safer, faster and more cost-effective

UCLA scientists have developed a new method that utilizes microscopic splinter-like structures called "nanospears" for the targeted delivery of biomolecules such as genes straight to patient cells. These magnetically guided nanostructures could enable gene therapies that are safer, faster and more cost-effective.

15 Mar 2018

Researchers achieve 80% reduction in liver metastasis by restricting growth of blood vessels

The International Journal of Cancer has just published the results of an experimental therapy tested on mice. The research, led by the Signaling Lab research group of the UPV/EHU's Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy and the Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology of the University of Santiago de Compostela, achieved an 80% reduction in liver metastasis brought about by colon cancer.

14 Mar 2018

$Long-term PPI use not linked to increased hip fracture risk among Alzheimer's patients$

Long-term PPI use not linked to increased hip fracture risk among Alzheimer's patients

Long-term proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use does not increase the risk of hip fracture among persons with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

13 Mar 2018

Your stress can rub off on others

In a recent study, scientists found that when exposed to another individual’s stress, the brain reacts as it does to real stress.

9 Mar 2018

Early life stress or trauma could rewire the brain for later neuropathological disorders

Federal researchers have discovered that severe stress or trauma early in life could actually change how the brain responds to stress hormones, essentially "re-wiring" the brain for later neuropathological disorders, according to a study, "A role for corticotrophin releasing factor signaling in the lateral habenula and its modulation by early life stress," published in Science Signaling, March 6.

7 Mar 2018

Graduate students more likely to experience depression and anxiety, survey finds

Graduate students are more than six times as likely to experience depression and anxiety as compared to the general population, according to a comprehensive survey of 2,279 individuals conducted via social media and direct email.

7 Mar 2018

New study indicates possible misuse or abuse of ADHD medication

A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology study indicates that methylphenidate, a central nervous system stimulant approved to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy, may be subject to misuse and/or abuse.

7 Mar 2018

New analysis finds link between inflammatory bowel disease and history of weight loss surgery

A new Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics analysis has found a link between the development of inflammatory bowel disease and a past history of weight loss surgery.

7 Mar 2018

InSysBio evaluates tau protein phosphorylation related targets for treatment of AD

InSysBio continues to investigate the mechanisms underlying Alzheimer's disease using the quantitative systems pharmacology modeling approach. The part of QSP model describing tau protein was published in the PLOS ONE journal. This is one of more than dozen InSysBio publications in AD area during last seven years.

28 Feb 2018

Receptors crucial for establishing strong memories

When we create a memory, a pattern of connections forms between neurons in the brain. New work from UC Davis shows how these connections can be strengthened or weakened at a molecular level. The study is published Feb. 27 in the journal Cell Reports.

27 Feb 2018

Failed osteoarthritis drug may help lessen opioid dependence

A new study from Indiana University suggests that a drug proven safe for use in people may prevent opioid tolerance and physical dependence when used in combination with opioid-based pain medications.

27 Feb 2018

Celgene announces regulatory information about investigational compound for relapsing multiple sclerosis

Celgene Corporation today announced that it has received a Refusal to File letter from the United States Food and Drug Administration regarding its New Drug Application for ozanimod in development for the treatment of patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.

27 Feb 2018

Repurposing leukemia drugs may be effective approach for treating metastatic melanoma patients

Data from a new study led by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers shows that repurposing drugs used to treat leukemia has promise for preventing melanoma metastasis.

26 Feb 2018

University of Illinois at Chicago awarded $4.6 million NIH grant for chronic pain research

The University of Illinois at Chicago has been awarded a $4.6 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study the molecular neurobiology of chronic pain in patients with sickle cell disease and to develop potential new drug treatments.

26 Feb 2018

New discovery may allow doctors to treat inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases

A new discovery about the immune system may allow doctors to treat harmful inflammation that damages the brain in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. It might also let doctors save patients from the potentially deadly inflammation of sepsis, a full-body infection that kills a quarter-million Americans every year.

26 Feb 2018

Pharmacology News and Research

Latest Pharmacology News and Research

Special issue aims to bring medical cannabis into mainstream medicine

UCLA-developed nanospears could make gene therapies safer, faster and more cost-effective

Researchers achieve 80% reduction in liver metastasis by restricting growth of blood vessels

Long-term PPI use not linked to increased hip fracture risk among Alzheimer's patients

Your stress can rub off on others

Early life stress or trauma could rewire the brain for later neuropathological disorders

Graduate students more likely to experience depression and anxiety, survey finds

New study indicates possible misuse or abuse of ADHD medication

New analysis finds link between inflammatory bowel disease and history of weight loss surgery

InSysBio evaluates tau protein phosphorylation related targets for treatment of AD

Receptors crucial for establishing strong memories

Failed osteoarthritis drug may help lessen opioid dependence

Celgene announces regulatory information about investigational compound for relapsing multiple sclerosis

Repurposing leukemia drugs may be effective approach for treating metastatic melanoma patients

University of Illinois at Chicago awarded $4.6 million NIH grant for chronic pain research

New discovery may allow doctors to treat inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases

Study finds tobacco smoke exposure among most adolescents in economically disadvantaged population

UC Riverside researchers discover way to halt cancer metastasis

Respiratory disease patients with arthritis struggle to use complex inhalers

Beetroot may reduce kidney failure risk after heart x-ray, research reveals

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