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New compound kills whipworm more effectively than existing drugs

The human whipworm, which infects 500 million people and can damage physical and mental growth, is killed at egg and adult stage by a new drug class developed at the Universities of Manchester and Oxford and University College London.

From The University of Manchester 22 Feb 2017

Researchers develop new tool to help avoid adverse reactions to drugs

Researchers at the University of Liverpool, Alder Hey, University of Central Lancashire and University College London have developed a new tool to help avoid adverse reactions to medicines.

22 Feb 2017

Prolonged use of popular heartburn drugs linked to silent, gradual kidney damage

Taking popular heartburn drugs for prolonged periods has been linked to serious kidney problems, including kidney failure.

22 Feb 2017

Scientists unravel novel protein catalysts that can direct biosynthesis of hapalindole-type alkaloids

Alkaloids are natural nitrogen-containing compounds produced by plants and microbes. These molecules, such as morphine and quinine, are important human medicines.

22 Feb 2017

Anti-epilepsy medicine use during pregnancy does not harm overall health of children, study finds

Children whose mothers have taken anti-epilepsy medicine during pregnancy, do not visit the doctor more often than children who have not been exposed to this medicine in utero. This is the result of a new study from Aarhus.

21 Feb 2017

Scientists identify novel mutations in bacteria that promote evolution of antibiotic resistance

Scientists from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, have identified novel mutations in bacteria that promote the evolution of high-level antibiotic resistance.

21 Feb 2017

Pitt researchers uncover genetic marker that may predict drug response in many cancer types

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have uncovered a novel genetic mechanism of thyroid cancer, as well as a marker that may predict response to a particular class of drugs, not just in patients with thyroid cancer, but in those with many other types of cancer as well.

21 Feb 2017

Cocaine addiction may disrupt iron regulation in the brain, study finds

Cocaine addiction may affect how the body processes iron, leading to a build-up of the mineral in the brain, according to new research from the University of Cambridge.

21 Feb 2017

Compound from snail's venom may offer alternative to opioids for pain relief

A tiny snail may offer an alternative to opioids for pain relief. Scientists at the University of Utah have found a compound that blocks pain by targeting a pathway not associated with opioids.

21 Feb 2017

EPFL scientists develop new computer model for better design of allosteric drugs

EPFL scientists have created a new computer model that can help better design of allosteric drugs, which control proteins "at a distance".

21 Feb 2017

Many adolescents think it is 'probably impossible' to get heroin

Despite reports about the increase in heroin use, more teens believed it was "probably impossible" to get heroin in 2014 than in 2002, according to a Saint Louis University study.

21 Feb 2017

Non-elderly cancer survivors more likely to change prescription drug use for financial reasons, study finds

A new analysis indicates that many cancer survivors change their prescription drug use (including skipping doses or requesting cheaper medications) for financial reasons.

21 Feb 2017

Neonatal sepsis risk calculator reduces antibiotic use by nearly 50% in newborns

Kaiser Permanente, the largest integrated health system in the nation, led the development of a neonatal sepsis risk calculator that has safely reduced antibiotic use by nearly 50 percent in newborns, according to research published today in JAMA Pediatrics.

21 Feb 2017

Pharmaceutical News

New compound kills whipworm more effectively than existing drugs

Researchers develop new tool to help avoid adverse reactions to drugs

Prolonged use of popular heartburn drugs linked to silent, gradual kidney damage

Scientists unravel novel protein catalysts that can direct biosynthesis of hapalindole-type alkaloids

Anti-epilepsy medicine use during pregnancy does not harm overall health of children, study finds

Scientists identify novel mutations in bacteria that promote evolution of antibiotic resistance

Pitt researchers uncover genetic marker that may predict drug response in many cancer types

Cocaine addiction may disrupt iron regulation in the brain, study finds

Compound from snail's venom may offer alternative to opioids for pain relief

EPFL scientists develop new computer model for better design of allosteric drugs

Many adolescents think it is 'probably impossible' to get heroin

Non-elderly cancer survivors more likely to change prescription drug use for financial reasons, study finds

Neonatal sepsis risk calculator reduces antibiotic use by nearly 50% in newborns

Study shines light on pervasiveness of unsafely stored opioids in homes with children

Penn researchers find new way to track rare T cells in blood after annual flu vaccine

Study provides insight into how microRNA may amplify effects of drug treatment in liver cancer

Research provides more evidence that mRNA vaccines can protect mice against Zika virus

Oral vitamin D spray offers better protection from colds and flu than tablets

DNA computer could be important step towards development of smart, 'intelligent' drugs

Antibiotics may be effective treatment for acute appendicitis in children, study shows

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