by Lancaster University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New drug combinations could protect snakebite victims from the devastating, life-changing injuries caused by toxic venom, suggests research led by Lancaster University. Existing antivenom treatments are largely ineffective against the tissue destruction caused by the cytotoxic venomous bites of a variety of different snake species, including many vipers, such...
by Yale University Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study led by researchers at Yale Cancer Center and the University of Maryland Comprehensive Cancer Center shows ixabepilone plus bevacizumab (IXA+BEV) is a well-tolerated, effective combination for treatment of platinum/taxane-resistant ovarian cancer compared to ixabepilone (IXA) alone. The data shows it also may significantly extend both...
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine have identified a powerful combination of antivirals to treat COVID-19. The researchers showed that combining the experimental drug brequinar with either of the two drugs already approved by the U.S. Food...
by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres Cell nucleus in white, beta cells and insulin in green, alpha cells (hormone glucagon) in red and delta cells (hormone somatostatin) in magenta. Credit: Helmholtz Zentrum München / Aimée Bastidas-Ponce The loss of the identity of insulin-secreting beta cells in the islet of Langerhans, a process also called...
