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Kratom: A dangerous or beneficial plant?

A new study summarizes the traditional and modern uses of kratom, as well as its pharmacology, benefits, and adverse health impacts.

23 Jun 2022

Medical societies publish guidelines on how to treat pre-invasive lesions of the vulva

Four international medical societies have collaborated on consensus statements for physicians, published in the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, about how to treat pre-invasive lesions of the vulva.

21 Jun 2022

New scientific statement highlights the cardiopulmonary effects of e-cigarette use among adolescents

E-cigarettes have become increasingly popular among adolescents, and the latest available scientific evidence suggests the use of these products has adverse health effects that may accrue over time, leading to an increased risk of cardiovascular and pulmonary disease over the course of the life of people who use e-cigarettes, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association published today in the Association's peer-reviewed journal, Circulation: Research.

21 Jun 2022

UTSW study provides a potential avenue for the development of new antivirals against influenza

A collaborative study from UT Southwestern scientists has identified a new function for a protein called TAO2 that appears to be key to inhibiting replication of the influenza virus, which sickens millions of individuals worldwide each year and kills hundreds of thousands.

20 Jun 2022

Traumatic brain injury changes the connections between nerve cells across the entire brain

Scientists from the University of California, Irvine have discovered that an injury to one part of the brain changes the connections between nerve cells across the entire brain.

17 Jun 2022

First-of-its-kind technology repairs and regenerates heart muscle cells

Researchers at the University of Houston are reporting a first-of-its-kind technology that not only repairs heart muscle cells in mice but also regenerates them following a heart attack, or myocardial infarction as its medically known.

16 Jun 2022

UB program secures $12.8 million to improve the quality of global HIV research

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $12.8 million to the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences to lead a clinical pharmacology quality assurance program for NIH-funded laboratories and research networks across the globe conducting HIV and infectious disease research.

16 Jun 2022

Combination drug strategy activates natural killer cell-mediated immunity to attack tumors

Most skin cancer drugs that activate the immune system work by triggering immune cells, called T cells, to attack tumors, but when T cells are activated for too long, they can wear out and cease to function.

16 Jun 2022

UIC scientists identify a dynamic duo of cells in lung blood vessels

Scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have analyzed gene expression data from more than 35,000 blood vessel cells from the lungs of mice and identified two subtypes.

14 Jun 2022

Emory researchers identify key immune cell type that drives the transition from early to late COVID-19

Determining how SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, moves from an early stage of infection, when patients are largely asymptomatic, into a later stage when people may experience life-threatening inflammation in the lungs, is a critical step in understanding how to target and treat the disease more efficiently.

14 Jun 2022

New molecule kills a broad spectrum of hard-to-treat cancers

A new molecule synthesized by a University of Texas at Dallas researcher kills a broad spectrum of hard-to-treat cancers, including triple-negative breast cancer, by exploiting a weakness in cells not previously targeted by other drugs.

10 Jun 2022

Artificial intelligence-based computational program predicts the 3D structure of rotavirus spike protein

Of the three groups of rotavirus that cause gastroenteritis in people, called groups A, B and C, groups A and C affect mostly children and are the best characterized.

9 Jun 2022

Discovery of small protein’s structure could lead to new therapies for neurological disorders

Scientists have, for the first time, revealed at the atomic level the structure of a protein that carries one of the body's most important neurotransmitters into neurons.

8 Jun 2022

Ayurvedic medicine is effective in blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes, study finds

A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that several traditional medicines commonly used in South Asia, are effective in maintaining blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.

8 Jun 2022

Review of cannabis use on reproductive health, pregnancy, and fetal outcomes

A recent study reviewed cannabis use on reproductive health, pregnancy, and fetal outcomes.

8 Jun 2022

Discovery may lead to new treatments to reduce inflammation in vitiligo disease

A new study, led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine, reveals the unique cell-to-cell communication networks that can perpetuate inflammation and prevent repigmentation in patients with vitiligo disease.

7 Jun 2022

Novel approach identifies potent drug-like molecules that bind to cancer protein of interest

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital have identified potent, highly specific compounds that interfere with bromodomain (BD)-containing proteins involved in cancer.

3 Jun 2022

Genetically engineered immune cells target cancer cells that may be responsible for leukemia relapse

Genetically engineered immune cells successfully target the specific cancer cells that may be responsible for relapse of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a type of blood cancer, and proved effective in animal models of the disease, according to a preclinical study by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.

2 Jun 2022

Aerobic exercise amplifies the effects of immunotherapy to reduce pancreatic tumor growth

Aerobic exercise reprograms the immune system to reduce pancreatic tumor growth and amplify the effects of immunotherapy, a new study finds.

2 Jun 2022

Prenatal exposure to antiseizure drugs associated with risk of autism and intellectual disability

Women with epilepsy often need medication to prevent seizures during pregnancy. Previous studies have found an association between exposure to the antiseizure medication valproate during pregnancy and risk of autism and low IQ in the offspring.

2 Jun 2022

Pharmacology News and Research

Latest Pharmacology News and Research

Kratom: A dangerous or beneficial plant?

Medical societies publish guidelines on how to treat pre-invasive lesions of the vulva

New scientific statement highlights the cardiopulmonary effects of e-cigarette use among adolescents

UTSW study provides a potential avenue for the development of new antivirals against influenza

Traumatic brain injury changes the connections between nerve cells across the entire brain

First-of-its-kind technology repairs and regenerates heart muscle cells

UB program secures $12.8 million to improve the quality of global HIV research

Combination drug strategy activates natural killer cell-mediated immunity to attack tumors

UIC scientists identify a dynamic duo of cells in lung blood vessels

Emory researchers identify key immune cell type that drives the transition from early to late COVID-19

New molecule kills a broad spectrum of hard-to-treat cancers

Artificial intelligence-based computational program predicts the 3D structure of rotavirus spike protein

Discovery of small protein’s structure could lead to new therapies for neurological disorders

Ayurvedic medicine is effective in blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes, study finds

Review of cannabis use on reproductive health, pregnancy, and fetal outcomes

Discovery may lead to new treatments to reduce inflammation in vitiligo disease

Novel approach identifies potent drug-like molecules that bind to cancer protein of interest

Genetically engineered immune cells target cancer cells that may be responsible for leukemia relapse

Aerobic exercise amplifies the effects of immunotherapy to reduce pancreatic tumor growth

Prenatal exposure to antiseizure drugs associated with risk of autism and intellectual disability

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