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Pancreatic cancer cells use adaptive mechanisms to avoid death by starvation

In new findings published online March 18, 2021 in the journal Cancer Cell, an international team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center, describe how pancreatic cancer cells use an alternative method to find necessary nutrients, defying current therapies, to help them grow and spread.

19 Mar 2021

Specific neurons release dopamine to regulate pain differently in male and female mice

Males and females, generally speaking, experience and respond to pain differently, but scientists have yet to understand all the brain circuits involved in these differences.

19 Mar 2021

Scientists explore structure of SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain with G485R mutation

Researchers at the Bio21 Institute and Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, The University of Melbourne, studied the structure of a SARS-CoV-2 spike receptor-binding domain (RBD) with a G485R mutation. This mutation is a residue and not directly involved in interactions with the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) residues but found in the Β1´/Β2' loop region.

18 Mar 2021

Amino acids signaling controls whole-body glucose homeostasis, study shows

Amino acids are a major nutrient type for humans and are used as building blocks and a source of energy for cells.

16 Mar 2021

Researchers find no evidence to suggest a link between beta blockers and depression

Drugs such as beta-adrenergic antagonists (beta blockers) have been linked to a range of adverse effects, including depression.

15 Mar 2021

Immuno-PET detects changes in different cancer receptors in response to targeted therapies

Immuno-positron emission tomography (PET) imaging can provide early insight into a tumor's response to targeted therapy, allowing physicians to select the most effective treatment for patients who have cancer.

13 Mar 2021

Overexpression of signaling protein in heart associated with poor survival after heart attack

About 6.2 million Americans suffer from heart failure, an incurable disease with a staggering mortality rate - some 40 percent of patients die within five years of diagnosis. Heart failure is one form of heart disease, for which new therapies are desperately needed.

13 Mar 2021

New book provides general introduction about COVID-19, history, and diagnosis

Recently, a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) emerged in China and rapidly spread worldwide. It is declared an ongoing outbreak as a global public health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO).

12 Mar 2021

New brain sensor could transform our understanding of Alzheimer’s

Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed a tool to monitor communications within the brain in a way never before possible, and it has already offered an explanation for why Alzheimer's drugs have limited effectiveness and why patients get much worse after going off of them.

9 Mar 2021

Scientists develop RNA-based therapeutic strategy for Charcot-Marie Tooth disease

Charcot-Marie Tooth disease is the most common hereditary neurological disease in the world. It affects the peripheral nerves and causes progressive paralysis of the legs and hands.

9 Mar 2021

Compounds in green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins

A new study from the University of California, Irvine shows that compounds in both green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins in the blood vessel wall.

8 Mar 2021

UH pharmacologist to explore cause and treatment for left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy

University of Houston pharmacologist Mingfu Wu has been awarded $2.5 million from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to explore the cause of and therapeutic treatment for left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy (LVNC).

5 Mar 2021

AI-based method for repurposing existing drugs into potential treatments for Alzheimer's

New treatments for Alzheimer's disease are desperately needed, but numerous clinical trials of investigational drugs have failed to generate promising options.

4 Mar 2021

Compound isolated from Moroccan fungus shows promise to fight triple negative breast cancer

A compound isolated from a fungus growing on the roots of a flowering plant in Morocco shows promise as a powerful opponent of aggressive triple negative breast cancer, scientists say.

4 Mar 2021

UTHSC researchers awarded $1.9 million to study white matter mechanisms underlying dementia

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has awarded two UTHSC researchers over $1.9 million to study the pathogenesis of white matter damage, a main contributing factor to dementia.

3 Mar 2021

New 4D hydrogels may help develop tissues that closely resemble their natural counterparts

Tissue engineering has long-depended on geometrically static scaffolds seeded with cells in the lab to create new tissues and even organs.

2 Mar 2021

UTMB researchers pioneer a new way to study frustration as a factor in substance use disorders

A team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) focused on drug addiction research have pioneered a new way to study frustration as a factor in substance use disorders.

1 Mar 2021

Scientists test the effect of natural product isolated from sea sponge on cancer cells

Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University together with Russian and German colleagues, continue studying antitumor compounds synthesized based on bioactive molecules isolated from a sea sponge.

1 Mar 2021

UC San Diego receives $33 million from NIH for five COVID-19 diagnostic projects

University of California San Diego was awarded five Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) projects by the National Institutes of Health, totaling nearly $33 million over four years.

25 Feb 2021

New hydrogel-based materials show promise for tissue engineering

New hydrogel-based materials that can change shape in response to psychological stimuli, such as water, could be the next generation of materials used to bioengineer tissues and organs, according to a team of researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago.

25 Feb 2021

Pharmacology News and Research

Latest Pharmacology News and Research

Pancreatic cancer cells use adaptive mechanisms to avoid death by starvation

Specific neurons release dopamine to regulate pain differently in male and female mice

Scientists explore structure of SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain with G485R mutation

Amino acids signaling controls whole-body glucose homeostasis, study shows

Researchers find no evidence to suggest a link between beta blockers and depression

Immuno-PET detects changes in different cancer receptors in response to targeted therapies

Overexpression of signaling protein in heart associated with poor survival after heart attack

New book provides general introduction about COVID-19, history, and diagnosis

New brain sensor could transform our understanding of Alzheimer’s

Scientists develop RNA-based therapeutic strategy for Charcot-Marie Tooth disease

Compounds in green and black tea relax blood vessels by activating ion channel proteins

UH pharmacologist to explore cause and treatment for left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy

AI-based method for repurposing existing drugs into potential treatments for Alzheimer's

Compound isolated from Moroccan fungus shows promise to fight triple negative breast cancer

UTHSC researchers awarded $1.9 million to study white matter mechanisms underlying dementia

New 4D hydrogels may help develop tissues that closely resemble their natural counterparts

UTMB researchers pioneer a new way to study frustration as a factor in substance use disorders

Scientists test the effect of natural product isolated from sea sponge on cancer cells

UC San Diego receives $33 million from NIH for five COVID-19 diagnostic projects

New hydrogel-based materials show promise for tissue engineering

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