Young pregnant women, who appear to have fully recovered from an acute injury that reduced their kidney function, have higher […]
Drug interaction research: Evolution clues
A biologist at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has shown that a key biological component in a worm’s communication system can […]
A new approach to targeting cancer cells
A University of California, Riverside, research team has come up with a new approach to targeting cancer cells that circumvents […]
Alzheimer’s therapy passes another important test: Drug candidate PRI-002 has successfully completed Phase I of clinical research
The Alzheimer drug candidate PRI-002 has successfully completed Phase I of clinical research involving healthy volunteers. When administered daily over […]
Huntington drug successfully lowers levels of disease-causing protein, study shows
An international clinical trial has found that a new drug for Huntington disease is safe, and that treatment with the […]
Smart antioxidant-containing polymer responds to body chemistry, environment
Oxidants found within living organisms are byproducts of metabolism and are essential to wound-healing and immunity. However, when their concentrations […]
Next-generation single-dose antidotes for opioid overdoses
The U.S. opioid epidemic is being driven by an unprecedented surge in deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opiates. Fentanyl’s […]
Tuberculosis: Commandeering a bacterial ‘suicide’ mechanism
The bacteria responsible for tuberculosis can be killed by a toxin they produce unless it is neutralized by an antidote […]
Potent chemical agents can thwart cancer metastasis: Novel agents 135H11 and 135H12 move research closer to drug development
Recently, a research team led by Maurizio Pellecchia at the University of California, Riverside, discovered a way for chemotherapy drug […]
Telehealth helps promote safe antibiotic prescribing practices in remote healthcare: Videoconferencing is a promising tool for antibiotic stewardship strategies
A pilot project at two rural VA medical centers demonstrated that telehealth videoconferencing promoted antibiotic stewardship efforts by linking remote […]