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How does the nasal cavity's immune system combat SARS-CoV-2?

Researchers discovered that CD4+ and CD8+ T cells play a crucial role in clearing COVID-19 infection in the nasal cavity but have limited impact on lung infections, with implications for understanding and treating the virus.

28 Jan 2024

Puffed-up MOFs show improved performance as drug-delivery vehicles

The spongelike structure of metal organic frameworks (MOFs) allows these polymers to possibly carry and deliver a range of therapeutic compounds.

27 Jan 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Health enters the presidential race

Based on the results of the first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire, it appears more likely than ever before that the 2024 presidential election will be a rerun of 2020: Joe Biden versus Donald Trump. And health is shaping up to be a key issue.

25 Jan 2024

Genomics meets retinal imaging: A powerful fusion can predict future health

The retina is said to provide a window into a person's systemic health. In a new study published January 24th in Science Translational Medicine, physician-researchers from Mass Eye and Ear, a member of Mass General Brigham, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard combined retinal imaging, genetics and big data to estimate how likely a person is to develop eye and systemic diseases in the future.

24 Jan 2024

Functional, nonepileptic seizures linked to higher death rate than expected

The death rate for patients with functional, nonepileptic seizures is higher than expected, with a rate comparable to epilepsy and severe mental illness, a Michigan Medicine-led study finds.

24 Jan 2024

Researchers uncover a gene that causes heart defects in Down syndrome

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have identified a gene that causes heart defects in Down syndrome, a condition that results from an additional copy of chromosome 21.

24 Jan 2024

Moffitt researchers develop novel reagent for efficient synthesis of sulfur-containing drug candidates

During the past decade, there has been significant development of new sulfur containing compounds that are used in various industries, including pharmaceuticals and agricultural products.

22 Jan 2024

Receptor protein found to be a key player in prostate cancer cells' drug resistance

Researchers have identified a receptor protein known as CHRM1 as a key player in prostate cancer cells' resistance to docetaxel, a commonly used chemotherapy drug to treat advanced cancer that has spread beyond the prostate.

22 Jan 2024

Study analyzes the use of tissue-agnostic therapeutics in patients with primary brain tumors

Researchers from Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, today published a study in Trends in Cancer that analyzes the use of tissue-agnostic therapeutics in patients with primary brain tumors (PBTs).

19 Jan 2024

Michigan disbands racial equity group as tension mounts over opioid settlement money

An advisory group formed to help Michigan tackle high rates of opioid overdoses in communities of color has been disbanded by Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration, leading to hard feelings among some members who say their work is being buried.

19 Jan 2024

Overcoming adherence challenges: Innovative patch enables controlled drug delivery

A breakthrough in transdermal drug delivery.

17 Jan 2024

Trump official who OK’d drugs from Canada chairs company behind Florida’s import plan

The Food and Drug Administration's unprecedented approval of Florida's plan to import drugs from Canada was made possible only after Alex Azar, as the Trump administration's Health and Human Services secretary, certified that bringing medicines over the border could be done safely.

12 Jan 2024

When mass spectrometry redefines the pharma industry

In this new episode of omg OMx, Kate Stumpo speaks to Bruker's Mike Greig about the incredible potential of mass spectrometry in pharma.

From Bruker Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry 12 Jan 2024

$In a fractious rerun, GOP rivals Haley and Desantis debate health care. Trump sits it out.$

In a fractious rerun, GOP rivals Haley and Desantis debate health care. Trump sits it out.

The race to win the quickly approaching Iowa caucuses was the theme running through Wednesday night's Republican presidential debate hosted by CNN at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. Front-runner Donald Trump was again absent and only two other candidates made the cut: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.

11 Jan 2024

Researchers identify mechanism that causes gastrointestinal problems with cancer immunotherapy

Researchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center have identified a mechanism that causes severe gastrointestinal problems with immune-based cancer treatment.

5 Jan 2024

Eastern equine encephalitis virus study uncovers decoy molecule that protects against deadly brain infection

An atomic-level investigation of how Eastern equine encephalitis virus binds to a key receptor and gets inside of cells also has enabled the discovery of a decoy molecule that protects against the potentially deadly brain infection, in mice.

3 Jan 2024

Patients with narcolepsy face a dual nightmare of medication shortages and stigma

Nina Shand couldn't stay awake. She had taken afternoon naps since she was a teenager to accommodate her "work hard, play hard" attitude, but when she was in her mid-20s the sleepiness became more severe.

3 Jan 2024

Scientists take a major step towards realizing synthetic CO2 fixing pathways in living cells

Synthetic biology offers the opportunity to build biochemical pathways for the capture and conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2).

2 Jan 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': 2023 is a wrap

Even without covid dominating the headlines, 2023 was a busy year for health policy.

21 Dec 2023

The year in opioid settlements: 5 things you need to know

This year, about $1.5 billion has landed in state and local government coffers from court settlements made with more than a dozen companies that manufactured, sold, or distributed prescription painkillers and were sued for their role in fueling the opioid crisis.

21 Dec 2023

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Pharmaceuticals News and Research

How does the nasal cavity's immune system combat SARS-CoV-2?

Puffed-up MOFs show improved performance as drug-delivery vehicles

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Health enters the presidential race

Genomics meets retinal imaging: A powerful fusion can predict future health

Functional, nonepileptic seizures linked to higher death rate than expected

Researchers uncover a gene that causes heart defects in Down syndrome

Moffitt researchers develop novel reagent for efficient synthesis of sulfur-containing drug candidates

Receptor protein found to be a key player in prostate cancer cells' drug resistance

Study analyzes the use of tissue-agnostic therapeutics in patients with primary brain tumors

Michigan disbands racial equity group as tension mounts over opioid settlement money

Overcoming adherence challenges: Innovative patch enables controlled drug delivery

Trump official who OK’d drugs from Canada chairs company behind Florida’s import plan

When mass spectrometry redefines the pharma industry

In a fractious rerun, GOP rivals Haley and Desantis debate health care. Trump sits it out.

Researchers identify mechanism that causes gastrointestinal problems with cancer immunotherapy

Eastern equine encephalitis virus study uncovers decoy molecule that protects against deadly brain infection

Patients with narcolepsy face a dual nightmare of medication shortages and stigma

Scientists take a major step towards realizing synthetic CO2 fixing pathways in living cells

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': 2023 is a wrap

The year in opioid settlements: 5 things you need to know

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