Neuroscience
Insights into depression could aid development of new treatments
Fresh insights into changes in the brain linked to depression could pave the way for new therapies.
Feb 26, 2018
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News tagged with molecule drugs
Medications
Anti-diarrhea medication may help treat core autism symptoms
There are currently no effective treatments for the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), such as difficulties with socializing and communicating. A new study uses a computer-based protein interaction network to ...
Sep 12, 2022
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Medical research
Hot on the trail of metabolic diseases and resistance to antibiotics
Proteins belonging to the large and important family of ABC transporters have been associated with metabolic diseases and can cause resistance to antibiotics. Biochemists from the University of Zurich and the NCCR Structural ...
Mar 28, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists screen molecules for promise as new prostate cancer drugs
Cancer researchers at the University of Bath have measured systematically how efficient molecules are at suppressing the activity of a protein associated with prostate and other cancers. The molecules could eventually be ...
May 11, 2018
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Medical research
Researchers develop a new ultrafast insulin
Researchers at Stanford University are developing a new insulin formulation that begins to take effect almost immediately upon injection, potentially working four times as fast as current commercial fast-acting insulin formulations.
Jul 1, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers uncover powerful new class of weapons in the war on cancer
An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch, and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have identified small molecules that can represent a new class of anticancer drugs with ...
Oct 22, 2014
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Medical research
Team discovers new drugs with potential for treating world's leading causes of blindness in AMD, other diseases
In a University of California, Irvine-led study, researchers have discovered small-molecule drugs with potential clinical utility in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy (DR), and ...
May 8, 2023
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Neuroscience
A mother's touch may protect against drug cravings later
An attentive, nurturing mother may be able to help her children better resist the temptations of drug use later in life, according to a study in rats conducted by Duke University and the University of Adelaide in Australia.
Dec 6, 2011
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Neuroscience
Simple drug combination creates new neurons from neighboring cells
A simple drug cocktail that converts cells neighboring damaged neurons into functional new neurons could potentially be used to treat stroke, Alzheimer's disease, and brain injuries. A team of researchers at Penn State identified ...
Feb 7, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Selenocompounds kill multidrug resistant cancer cells, block cells' defenses against cancer drugs
Newly discovered molecules can kill multidrug resistant cancer cells by blocking cells' defenses against cancer drugs, according to a new study published in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. The lead author of the ...
Jul 14, 2016
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