The Latest in the Scientific Race to Develop an Effective COVID-19 Vaccine
With the global pandemic still in full swing, scientists are working to develop a vaccine in record time. While everyone wants an effective vaccine, they…
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Compounds Identified That Halt COVID-19 Virus Replication by Targeting Key Viral Enzyme
Four promising antiviral drug candidates identified and analyzed by a University of Arizona-University of South Florida team in the preclinical study. As the death toll…
Existing Drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease Could Reverse Blood Vessel Damage in Diabetes
Drugs that were developed to treat Alzheimer’s Disease could be re-purposed to prevent — or even reverse — the damage done to the blood vessels…
Clinical Trial Finds Commonly Prescribed Kidney Medication Is ‘Ineffective’ – No Different Than Placebo
Medication prescribed to one in five chronic kidney disease patients is ineffective, a major clinical trial has found. Allopurinol does not prevent worsening of kidney…
MIT Automated Tabletop Fast Protein Synthesis Machine May Accelerate Drug Development
Automated tabletop machine could accelerate the development of novel drugs to treat cancer and other diseases. Many proteins are useful as drugs for disorders such…
America Must Prepare for COVID-19 Related Drug Shortages
A new paper published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society examines the nation’s current shortage of vitally needed medications, and how this…
Princeton Researchers Catalog the Gut Microbiome’s Impact on Medications
Study investigates potential for the intestinal microbial community to alter drug safety and efficacy. Researchers at Princeton University have developed a systematic approach for evaluating…
New Killing Mechanism Discovered in Potent Natural Antibiotic – Hailed a “Game Changer”
Scientists at the University of Liverpool and University of Utrecht have taken another step forward on their quest to develop a viable drug based on…
FDA Approved Drug May Help Calm Cytokine Storm in COVID-19
The drug acalabrutinib, FDA-approved for the treatment of several types of B cell cancers, improved the oxygenation levels and decreased molecular markers of inflammation in…
Scientists Have Found a Way to Shuffle Atoms to Dramatically Improve Drugs’ Effectiveness and Safety
Scientists have found a new method to strategically add deuterium to benzene, an aromatic compound commonly found in crude oil. When applied to the active…
Study Shows Hydroxychloroquine’s Harmful Effects on Heart Rhythm – Urges for COVID-19 Use Restrictions
The malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which has been promoted as a potential treatment for COVID-19, is known to have potentially serious effects on heart rhythms. Now,…
Researchers Developed New Test Method for Safer Dosing of Hydroxychloroquine
Researchers at Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital have developed a new method to measure levels of the medication hydroxychloroquine in patients with the rheumatic…
Vaccines Find More Success in Development Than Any Other Kind of Drug, but …
How often do vaccine trials hit paydirt? Study: Vaccines find more success in development than any other kind of drug, but have been relatively neglected…
Scientists Eliminate Drug Side Effects by Manipulating Molecular Chirality
Scientists from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have developed a novel technique that can produce pure therapeutic drugs without the associated side effects. The approach,…
Changes Needed to Prevent Controversial Pharmaceutical Deals Blocking Cheaper Generic Alternatives
New research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) recommends changes to the system which sees drug companies strike deals with competitors to stop them…
Results From Randomized Clinical Trial Do Not Support Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
Adverse events were more common in those receiving the drug. The anti-inflammatory drug hydroxychloroquine does not significantly reduce admission to intensive care or death in…
Quantum Computing Engaged to Discover Possible COVID-19 Treatments
Quantum machine learning, an emerging field that combines machine learning and quantum physics, is the focus of research to discover possible treatments for COVID-19, according…
Veterinary Medicine Researcher Identifies Four Possible Treatments for COVID-19
While COVID-19 has infected millions of people worldwide and killed hundreds of thousands, there is currently no vaccine. In response, researchers have been evaluating the…
