Two anti-inflammatory drugs, abatacept and infliximab, reduced deaths among patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19, according to a national study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. William…
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Leveraging phosphorothioate backbone modification to optimize aptamer-drug conjugates for therapeutic agent delivery
a) Cell uptake efficiency of Cy5-XQ-2d, Cy5-S-XQ-2d, Cy5-MFSX, and Cy5-MFC by PL45 cells. b) The ratio of Geometric Mean Fluorescence Intensity to Cy5-MFC for Cy5-XQ-2d, Cy5-S-XQ-2d, or Cy5-MFSX uptake by…
Australia is the first country to let patients with depression or PTSD be prescribed psychedelics
Artwork on display is seen at the Psychedelic Science conference in the Colorado Convention Center Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in Denver. Australia is the first country to allow psychiatrists to…
Team introduces new approach in cancer therapy with innovative mechanism-of-action for ferroptosis induction
FSP1 condensates in green induced by icFSP1 surrounding a blue nucleus. Credit: Toshitaka Nakamura A team of researchers led by Dr. Marcus Conrad from Helmholtz Munich has discovered a novel…
New drugs line up to challenge Ozempic, Wegovy for weight loss
After drugmaker Novo Nordisk tweaked its diabetes drug Ozempic into Wegovy—a formulation expressly designed to help users shed pounds—sales of both drugs skyrocketed. Other pharmaceutical giants took notice, and over…
Guidelines to help clinicians on safer opioid deprescribing
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Australian and international experts have released 11 recommendations on when, how, and in what situation it may be appropriate for clinicians to reduce opioid use, by…
Study reports drug that significantly reduces bacteria’s ability to develop antibiotic resistance
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine is gaining ground in their search for solutions to the global problem of bacterial antibiotic resistance, which…
Lack of registration is limiting access to essential medicines in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, shows new analysis
Credit: CC0 Public Domain The lack of registration of medicines in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda is limiting access to safe, effective, and affordable essential medicines, according to a new analysis…
Antidepressants prescription associated with a lower risk of testing positive for COVID-19
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has found that community mental health patients who were prescribed…
Low-dose aspirin use associated with 20% increased anemia risk in older adults
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An analysis of the ASPREE (ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly) trial found that the use of low-dose aspirin was associated with a 20 percent…
