The ingestible capsule creates a drug depot in the stomach, slowly releasing its medication over…
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Drugs are substances used to prevent, diagnose, treat, or cure diseases and medical conditions, playing a central role in modern healthcare. This field spans pharmacology, chemistry, biology, and clinical research, exploring how drugs interact with the body, how they’re developed, and how they’re safely delivered to patients. From life-saving antibiotics and cancer therapies to vaccines and mental health treatments, pharmaceutical research drives innovation in improving human health and longevity. Ongoing studies focus on drug efficacy, resistance, side effects, personalized medicine, and the development of new treatments for emerging and chronic illnesses.
A student at WVU identified a fungus in morning glories that makes LSD-related compounds. Named…
Updated estimates indicate a greater need for treatment. A new study reveals that a large…
Researchers examine how cinnamon interacts with prescription medications. Cinnamon is one of the oldest and…
An editorial in Brain Medicine calls for urgent action to address the often-overlooked toxicity of…
WEHI scientists discovered a drug that blocks long COVID in mice and may improve acute…
The largest study to date suggests that patients at high risk for heart attacks and…
Scientists used advanced cryo-EM imaging to reveal how glutamate activates brain receptors, paving the way…
Researchers discovered peptides that permanently block a key cancer protein once thought untreatable, using a…
Engineered frog-derived peptides may become powerful new antibiotics, showing strong results against resistant bacteria in…
MIT scientists have created a method to “paint” GLP-1 drugs onto antibodies inside the body,…
Amlodipine, a blood pressure drug, shows promise in reducing ADHD symptoms by targeting brain calcium…
A study by researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson suggests…
Gladstone researchers create a drug that replicates the cellular effects of low-oxygen therapy to treat…
Sotagliflozin significantly reduces heart attacks and strokes in high-risk patients with diabetes and kidney disease,…
A new nanomedicine drug delivery system improves chemotherapy targeting for choriocarcinoma, shrinking tumors by 95%…
With this model, researchers may be able to discover antibody drugs capable of targeting a…
Recreational ketamine use has increased sharply since 2015, with higher rates among educated adults and…