A new weapon against the super-tough C diff bacteria tested in phase-one human trial

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonFecal drug concentrations of omadacycline and vancomycin. Credit:The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2023). DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad537In a phas

Updated on: December 30,2023 11

A new weapon against the super-tough C diff bacteria tested in phase-one human trial

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonFecal drug concentrations of omadacycline and vancomycin. Credit:The Journal of Infectious Diseases(2023). DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiad537In a phas

Updated on:December 30,2023 11

What Hispanic people—and everyone—should know about clinical trials

JANUARY 23, 2024by Lourdes Medrano,American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite its rapid growth, the Hispanic and Latino population in the United States continues to be un

Updated on: March 15,2024 7

What Hispanic people—and everyone—should know about clinical trials

JANUARY 23, 2024by Lourdes Medrano,American Heart AssociationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite its rapid growth, the Hispanic and Latino population in the United States continues to be un

Updated on:March 15,2024 7

Understanding Male Infertility: A New AI-Based Approach

This process is often carried out in specialized fertility clinics using microscopes and counting chambers by skilled embryologists.

Updated on: August 05,2024 0

Understanding Male Infertility: A New AI-Based Approach

This process is often carried out in specialized fertility clinics using microscopes and counting chambers by skilled embryologists.

Updated on:August 05,2024 0

Study reveals insights into diabetic kidney disease and how anti-obesity drugs work

by Monash UniversityThis image shows a cross section of a kidney. Credit: Holly Fischer/WikipediaData from Australian researchers could partly explain why a trial of a new drug for diabetes, was

Updated on: January 26,2024 5

Study reveals insights into diabetic kidney disease and how anti-obesity drugs work

by Monash UniversityThis image shows a cross section of a kidney. Credit: Holly Fischer/WikipediaData from Australian researchers could partly explain why a trial of a new drug for diabetes, was

Updated on:January 26,2024 5

Researchers develop a new toolkit of fruit flies to study Zika virus

FEBRUARY 28, 2024byTexas Children's HospitalZIKV proteins cause scorable phenotypes upon overexpression in Drosophila. (A) Graphical diagram of the Zika virus (ZIKV) polyprotein, which conta

Updated on: March 29,2024 5

Researchers develop a new toolkit of fruit flies to study Zika virus

FEBRUARY 28, 2024byTexas Children's HospitalZIKV proteins cause scorable phenotypes upon overexpression in Drosophila. (A) Graphical diagram of the Zika virus (ZIKV) polyprotein, which conta

Updated on:March 29,2024 5

Targeting the racial disparity in kidney disease

Some people of West African descent face a higher risk of renal failure. New drugs based on gene research may help right the ship — if they can reach everyone who needs them.

Updated on: September 21,2024 0

Targeting the racial disparity in kidney disease

Some people of West African descent face a higher risk of renal failure. New drugs based on gene research may help right the ship — if they can reach everyone who needs them.

Updated on:September 21,2024 0

Lifespan increases in mice when specific brain cells are activated, study finds

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineWith age, the researchers found that the protein Ppp1r17 tends to leave the nucleus of the neurons, and when that happens, the n

Updated on: January 09,2024 13

Lifespan increases in mice when specific brain cells are activated, study finds

by Julia Evangelou Strait,Washington University School of MedicineWith age, the researchers found that the protein Ppp1r17 tends to leave the nucleus of the neurons, and when that happens, the n

Updated on:January 09,2024 13

New tool to analyze blood platelets holds major medical potential

by Carol Clark,Emory UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA novel technique to test platelet function within a person's blood sample is faster, easier and more precise than methods cur

Updated on: January 02,2024 8

New tool to analyze blood platelets holds major medical potential

by Carol Clark,Emory UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA novel technique to test platelet function within a person's blood sample is faster, easier and more precise than methods cur

Updated on:January 02,2024 8

There's only one syphilis medication for pregnant people and the supply is running out

by Alena Kuzub,Northeastern UniversityThe pharmaceutical company Pfizer is the sole manufacturer of penicillin G benzathine, the only medicine that safely treats syphilis in pregnant people. Cre

Updated on: March 28,2024 0

There's only one syphilis medication for pregnant people and the supply is running out

by Alena Kuzub,Northeastern UniversityThe pharmaceutical company Pfizer is the sole manufacturer of penicillin G benzathine, the only medicine that safely treats syphilis in pregnant people. Cre

Updated on:March 28,2024 0

Psychoactive drug ibogaine found to effectively treat traumatic brain injury in special operations military vets

byStanford University Medical CenterCredit: RDNE Stock project from PexelsFor military veterans, many of the deepest wounds of war are invisible: Traumatic brain injuries resulting from head tra

Updated on: January 26,2024 11

Psychoactive drug ibogaine found to effectively treat traumatic brain injury in special operations military vets

byStanford University Medical CenterCredit: RDNE Stock project from PexelsFor military veterans, many of the deepest wounds of war are invisible: Traumatic brain injuries resulting from head tra

Updated on:January 26,2024 11

US company withdraws ALS drug after it fails in trial

An MRI with increased signal in the posterior part of the internal capsule which can be tracked to the motor cortex consistent with the diagnosis of ALS. Credit: Frank Gaillard/WikipediaAmylyx Pharmac

Updated on: April 06,2024 0

US company withdraws ALS drug after it fails in trial

An MRI with increased signal in the posterior part of the internal capsule which can be tracked to the motor cortex consistent with the diagnosis of ALS. Credit: Frank Gaillard/WikipediaAmylyx Pharmac

Updated on:April 06,2024 0

Researchers discover novel drug candidate to combat fatty liver disease

by Gwangju Institute of Science and TechnologyResearchers discovered a compound 11c, a peripheral 5HT2A antagonist, exhibits promising efficacy against metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepa

Updated on: April 06,2024 0

Researchers discover novel drug candidate to combat fatty liver disease

by Gwangju Institute of Science and TechnologyResearchers discovered a compound 11c, a peripheral 5HT2A antagonist, exhibits promising efficacy against metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepa

Updated on:April 06,2024 0