Promising At-Home Treatment for COVID-19 Discovered: FDA Approved Drug for Leprosy
Phase 2 clinical trial could begin immediately for clofazimine, an FDA-approved drug on WHO’s List of Essential Medicines. A Nature study authored by scientists at…
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New Compound Created That Targets Enzyme Linked to Autoimmune Disorders & Severe COVID-19
When the body detects a pathogen, such as bacteria or viruses, it mounts an immune system response to fight this invader. In some people, the…
Combating COVID-19: Generic Antibodies Can Be Retrained to Recognize SARS-CoV-2
The SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus behind the current pandemic, infects humans by binding its surface-exposed spike proteins to ACE2 receptors exposed on the cell membranes….
Bacteria Reprogrammed to Make Designer Molecule Used in Pharmaceutical Drugs
Process paves a road to safe, ethical, and fast drug manufacturing. Envisioning an animal-free drug supply, scientists have — for the first time — reprogrammed…
MIT Chemists Boost Boron’s Utility for Designing New Drugs
A strategy for preventing boron-containing compounds from breaking down could help medicinal chemists design new drugs. Boron, a metalloid element that sits next to carbon…
LSD May Offer Viable Treatment for Anxiety and Other Mental Disorders
McGill study a step in understanding the mechanism of psychedelics’ impact on the brain and potential for therapeutic use. Researchers from McGill University have discovered,…
Tool Encoded in Coronaviruses Provides a Potential Drug Target for COVID-19
Viruses make copies of themselves during an infection, and new research sheds light on one of the coronavirus molecules that is important for this process,…
Tricking COVID-19 With a Fake “Handshake” to Inactivate the Coronavirus
Scientists develop peptides that could inactivate coronavirus. Fool the novel coronavirus once and it can’t cause infection of cells, new research suggests. Scientists have developed…
Targets for Future COVID-19 Treatments Rapidly Identified With New Computer Simulations
University of Warwick scientists model movements of nearly 300 protein structures in COVID-19 Scientists can use the simulations to identify potential targets to test with…
MIT Develops Machine-Learning Approach to Finding New Treatment Options for COVID-19
Researchers develop a system to identify drugs that might be repurposed to fight the coronavirus in elderly patients. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early…
Significant Advance in the Treatment of Obesity: “Gamechanger” Drug Cuts Body Weight by 20%
One third (35%) of people who took a new drug for treating obesity lost more than one-fifth (greater than or equal to 20%) of their…
Cheap Gout Drug Help Cuts Need for Oxygen Therapy and Hospital Stay in COVID-19 Patients
Colchicine worth adding to standard treatment for moderate to severe infection, says researchers. Colchicine, a cheap drug normally used to treat gout, helps to cut…
How Vitamins, Steroids and Potential Antivirals Might Might Help Combat COVID-19
Study indicates that some vitamins, steroids and antivirals could bind to the Spike protein, and may inhibit virus infectivity, whereas high cholesterol may enable the…
DNA-Based Nanogel for Targeted Chemotherapy
Current chemotherapy regimens slow cancer progression and save lives, but these powerful drugs affect both healthy and cancerous cells. Now, researchers reporting in ACS’ Nano…
Prescription Drug Prices in the U.S. Are 2.56x Higher Than Other Nations – Brand-Named Drugs 3.44x Higher
Prescription drug prices in the United States are significantly higher than in other nations, with prices in the U.S. averaging 2.56 times those seen in…
Pharmaceutical Scientist Warns of Potential Problems With Remdesivir As COVID-19 Treatment
University of Cincinnati researcher urges caution using remdesivir to treat COVID-19. While the world has its eyes on vaccines to stop the spread of coronavirus,…
Chemists Develop a New Drug Discovery Strategy for “Undruggable” Targets
A research team led by Dr. Xiaoyu LI from the Research Division for Chemistry, Faculty of Science, in collaboration with Professor Yizhou LI from School…
Using Red Blood Cells, Light, and a Honey Bee Peptide to Deliver Therapeutic Proteins to Specific Areas of the Body
Protein therapies are often more potent and selective toward their biochemical targets than other types of drugs, particularly small molecules. However, proteins are also more…
