RUTGERS UNIVERSITY An international study led by a Rutgers scientist comparing new and older treatments against complicated urinary tract infections has found a new drug combination to be more effective, especially against stubborn, drug-resistant infections. Describing the results in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers in the ALLIUM Phase 3 clinical trial showed that a combination...
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New drug has potential to turn COVID-19 virus against itself
SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE IMAGE: A DRUG DEVELOPED BY SCRIPPS RESEARCH SCIENTISTS PREVENTS SARS-COV-2 (BLUE) FROM BINDING TO ACE2 RECEPTORS (PINK) TO INFECT HUMAN CELLS. THE DRUG LATCHES ON TO THE VIRUS AND THEN ADDS A “NITRO GROUP” SIMILAR TO NITROGLYCERIN TO ACE2 WHENEVER THE DRUG-COATED VIRUS APPROACHES THE RECEPTOR. view more CREDIT: SCRIPPS RESEARCH LA JOLLA, CA—A new...
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New drug expands treatment opportunities for rheumatoid arthritis
by Medical University of Vienna Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In its final Phase III clinical trial, a new drug for treating rheumatoid arthritis has proved to be at least as effective as the current “gold standard” treatment for this autoimmune disease. This opens up new treatment options for affected patients. The results of the international...
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New drug developed to repair nervous system damage
By Mark Waghorn via SWNS © Provided by talkerThe new drug to repair nervous system damage is currently being tested. (Ground Picture/Shutterstock) A drug that repairs nervous system damage could revolutionize the treatment of stroke. Experiments on mice found it led to dramatic functional recovery after blood supply was cut off to the brain. The animal model...
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Alphabet lets AI take the lead role in new drug discovery startup
By Nick Lavars November 04, 2021 Predicting the structures of proteins is a long-pursued goal in biology, and the Deepmind AI tool can do so with high accuracyDeepMind Last year, DeepMind produced a stunning advance in scientific research, demonstrating how its artificial intelligence could be used to predict 3D structures of unique proteins in a solution to...
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Researchers to investigate new drug to stop incurable prostate cancer spread
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK – and the second leading cause of death in men – and there is no cure when it spreads to the bone. Dr. Toby Phesse and Dr. Helen Pearson, from the University’s European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, have received £491,731 from the charity...
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New drug shows real promise against celiac disease
by Amy Norton An experimental drug can prevent intestinal damage caused by celiac disease, an early trial has found—raising hopes that it could become the first medication for the serious digestive disorder. With celiac disease, the immune system attacks the lining of the small intestine when a genetically susceptible person eats gluten—a protein found in...
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New drug is gamechanger in psoriasis treatment
by Michael Addelman, University of Manchester Credit: Estzer Miller on Pixabay A novel drug almost entirely cleared moderate to severe psoriasis in over 60% of the patients who took part in two phase three clinical trials of a new drug. The University of Manchester and Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust led studies on Bimekizumab , both...
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New drug found to increase lipoprotein cholesterol in monkeys and humans
by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers at British Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has developed a new antibody drug that increases the level of lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in test monkeys and humans. In their paper published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the group describes the drug and how well it worked...
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Doctors eye new drug that could end the monthly agony for women with endometriosis… without the side-effects
By RACHEL ELLIS FOR THE DAILY MAIL For tens of thousands of women, a diagnosis of endometriosis means a life of debilitating pain. Despite it affecting one woman in ten in the UK, from teenagers through to middle age, treatment options remain limited. There is no cure and the available treatments often have significant side-effects, affecting...