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Study explores whether senicapoc drug can mitigate lung damage in COVID-19 patients

Scientists around the globe are working to identify approved and investigational drugs that can be repurposed to treat COVID-19.

13 May 2020

Finding new therapeutic strategies for aggressive T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Aiming to identify new therapeutic strategies for the aggressive hematological disease T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey resident researcher Daniel Herranz Benito, PhD, along with collaborators from Princeton University, found a new drug that has therapeutic effect against T-ALL by inhibiting SHMT and is complementary to standard-of-care treatment.

12 May 2020

New technology enables simultaneous imaging of multiple proteins

Degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's often involve complex interactions between multiple proteins and other biomolecules.

12 May 2020

Microbiome controls the fitness of our immune system

Working alongside colleagues in Mainz, Bern, Hannover and Bonn, researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Berlin Institute of Health and the German Rheumatism Research Center Berlin were able to show how the microbiome helps to render the immune system capable of responding to pathogens.

11 May 2020

AI VIVO seeks pharma, biotech collaboration partners to advance drug candidates for COVID-19

AI VIVO has announced that it is seeking pharma and biotech collaboration partners to progress therapeutic candidates for COVID-19.

11 May 2020

Repurposing existing drugs is a more rapid alternative than developing COVID-19 vaccine

Repurposing existing medicines focused on known drug targets is likely to offer a more rapid hope of tackling COVID-19 than developing and manufacturing a vaccine, argue an international team of scientists in the British Journal of Pharmacology today.

8 May 2020

A comprehensive review on therapeutic properties of plants

Nature is an amazing source for food, shelter, clothing and medicine. An impressive number of modern drugs are isolated from many sources such as plants, animals and microbes.

8 May 2020

Study provides indications and techniques of lower extremity revascularization

Lower extremity artery disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, affecting hundreds of millions of people.

7 May 2020

Antibiotic combined with measurement technology may save time and money in developing new active ingredients

A minimal – and therefore innocuous – dose of an antibiotic coupled with highly sensitive measurement technology could save time and money in the development of new active ingredients.

7 May 2020

ISH releases 2020 Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines

High blood pressure (hypertension) is the leading cause of death in the world affecting more than 1.4 billion people and accounting for more than 28,000 deaths each day.

6 May 2020

New therapeutic possibilities for treating intellectual disability in Down syndrome

A team of researchers has studied the neural basis of intellectual disability in mice with Down syndrome and has discovered that the neural networks of brain circuits relevant to memory and learning are over-activated and that the connectivity of these circuits is poor.

5 May 2020

Russian scientists create humanized mice to test drugs and vaccines for COVID-19

Following the recent Coronavirus outbreak, almost three million people have been infected worldwide, whereas the death toll has already passed the 200,000 mark, according to official reports.

5 May 2020

Scientists receive $12-million grant to explore molecular mechanisms of heart injury and repair

Heart disease is a leading cause of death worldwide. But significant disparities exist in the incidence and severity of heart disease, particularly between men and women, and major barriers remain for the successful long-term care of heart disease patients.

5 May 2020

Study: Chronic exposure to inhaled nicotine alone leads to pulmonary hypertension

A study conducted by a team of researchers at LSU Health New Orleans has shown for the first time that chronic exposure to inhaled nicotine alone increases blood pressure (hypertension), in both the body's general circulation and in the lungs that can lead to pulmonary hypertension.

4 May 2020

Multicolor Immunohistochemistry (IHC): Going Beyond a Single Color

An interview with Dr. Will Howat at SfN 2018, discussing the possibilities and challenges of immunohistochemistry (IHC) beyond a single color!

From Abcam 1 May 2020

Study finds abnormal alternative RNA splicing patterns in aggressive prostate cancer

Aggressive forms of prostate cancer don't act the way they should, hanging on to genetic materials called introns that should be thrown away, a new six-year study led by Dean Tang, Ph.D., and Song Liu, Ph.D., of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has revealed.

30 Apr 2020

Researchers develop a new, promising treatment for HIV

A novel means to prevent HIV infection was developed at the University of Nebraska Medical Center that could allow people with or at risk of acquiring the virus to take medicines once a year.

28 Apr 2020

New light-activated drug delivery method helps confine arthritis treatments to the joints

Although today's rheumatoid arthritis treatments can reduce symptoms, they often come with serious side effects. Results from a new mouse study suggest that a new light-activated drug delivery method helps confine treatments to the joints, which could reduce whole-body side effects.

27 Apr 2020

Decreasing early neuroinflammation could slow Alzheimer's progression

In a new animal study examining Alzheimer's disease, researchers found that disease progression could be slowed by decreasing neuroinflammation in the brain before memory problems and cognitive impairment were apparent.

27 Apr 2020

Four drugs that could halt preterm labor identified

As the number of preterm births in the U.S. continues to rise, there is an increasing need for new approaches to prevent preterm labor from progressing to preterm birth. Researchers have discovered a common molecular pathway in women who experience preterm labor and are using this insight to develop new treatments for woman who experience early labor.

27 Apr 2020

Pharmacology News and Research

Latest Pharmacology News and Research

Study explores whether senicapoc drug can mitigate lung damage in COVID-19 patients

Finding new therapeutic strategies for aggressive T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

New technology enables simultaneous imaging of multiple proteins

Microbiome controls the fitness of our immune system

AI VIVO seeks pharma, biotech collaboration partners to advance drug candidates for COVID-19

Repurposing existing drugs is a more rapid alternative than developing COVID-19 vaccine

A comprehensive review on therapeutic properties of plants

Study provides indications and techniques of lower extremity revascularization

Antibiotic combined with measurement technology may save time and money in developing new active ingredients

ISH releases 2020 Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines

New therapeutic possibilities for treating intellectual disability in Down syndrome

Russian scientists create humanized mice to test drugs and vaccines for COVID-19

Scientists receive $12-million grant to explore molecular mechanisms of heart injury and repair

Study: Chronic exposure to inhaled nicotine alone leads to pulmonary hypertension

Multicolor Immunohistochemistry (IHC): Going Beyond a Single Color

Study finds abnormal alternative RNA splicing patterns in aggressive prostate cancer

Researchers develop a new, promising treatment for HIV

New light-activated drug delivery method helps confine arthritis treatments to the joints

Decreasing early neuroinflammation could slow Alzheimer's progression

Four drugs that could halt preterm labor identified

Pittcon Highlights: Pharmaceutical & Biologic eBook

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Pharmacology News and Research

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