New Study: Widely Used Blood Pressure Medications Fail To Protect Against Delirium
Drug classes commonly used to regulate blood pressure are not effective in preventing delirium acquired in the ICU. According to a recent study conducted by…
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New Technology Could Make Missing Important Doses of Medicines and Vaccines a Thing of the Past
The technology developed by Rice Lab has the potential to provide time-released drugs and vaccines for months. The issue of missing essential doses of medicine…
Saving Lives: Study Finds That Paxlovid Reduces Risk of COVID-19 Hospitalization and Death by 90%
According to a study conducted by Kaiser Permanente, COVID-19 patients who receive prompt treatment with Paxlovid have a significantly reduced risk of hospitalization and death….
New Drug Successfully Treats Fatty Liver Disease in Primate Model
Millions of people are affected by nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), which is a serious liver disease. A newly discovered amino acid compound has been found to…
Researchers Point to the Source of Serious Side Effects in Widely-Used Painkiller
According to recent research, the safety issues surrounding the commonly used pain reliever, diclofenac, may be linked to a poorly understood drug-metabolizing enzyme. The expression…
New Research Reveals Why You Shouldn’t Immediately Grab Medication When You Have a Fever
Studies on fish suggest that delaying the use of medication may be beneficial for humans. According to new research from the University of Alberta, it…
New, Very Promising Drug Has the “Unique Ability To Prevent Malaria”
In the crowded streets of Korogwe, Tanzania, an expectant mother is navigating the throngs of people, waving her hand in an attempt to shoo away…
How Bad Medical News Is Costing Patients Billions
A new study conducted by Johns Hopkins University researchers explores the impact of receiving unfavorable medical results on individuals’ selection of generic versus brand-name drugs….
Scientists Uncover a New Approach to Treating Liver Cancer
Findings from experiments on cells and mice could lead to the creation of a new class of anticancer drugs. Researchers from the National Institutes of…
Opioid Prescriptions and Suicide: New Study Unveils Complex Connection
Regions in the U.S. that experienced the largest decrease in opioid prescriptions were found to have the most significant decrease in suicide deaths. The impact…
New Drug Shows Promise in Alleviating Heart Failure
A new drug has shown potential for relieving both heart failure and the sleep apnea that often accompanies it. A new medication demonstrates potential in…
Archaeologists Discover First Direct Evidence of Drug Use in Ancient Europe
A study examining human hair strands from a burial location in Menorca, Spain, reveals that early human societies utilized plant-based hallucinogenic substances, according to a…
Shape-Shifting Antibiotics – A New Weapon Against Drug-Resistant Superbugs
Antibiotic resistance is a major public health threat, ranked as one of the top 10 by the World Health Organization. Every year, in the United…
New Approach Allows Researchers To Hit “Undruggable” Cancer Target
A protein degrader shows potential in targeting STAT5, a protein involved in leukemia and other forms of cancer. For decades, researchers have been interested in…
New Analysis Shows Child Drug Use Could Be Twice As High as We Think
Experts suggest that in future substance use studies, both survey and hair analysis results should be integrated for better results. Hair analysis may hold the…
Opening the Door for Anti-Cancer Drugs: The Secret Recipe for Limonoids
New research has revealed the secret of how plants make limonoids, a group of valuable organic chemicals. These chemicals, which include bee-friendly insecticides, have potential…
Study Finds “Staggering Increase” in Methamphetamine Deaths – And It Has No Signs of Slowing Down
A staggering 50-fold increase in deaths related to methamphetamine has been recorded since 1999. The mortality rate due to methamphetamine use in the United States…
Brain Tumor Breakthrough: New Cancer Vulnerability Discovered
New findings suggest that the blood vessels supplying aggressive brain tumors contain receptors that can be targeted by a novel type of drug-delivery nanoparticle. These…
