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Common drug for cardiac failure may interfere with debated blood test for Alzheimer's disease

Common drug for cardiac failure may interfere with debated blood test for Alzheimer's disease

byUniversity of GothenburgChanges in Aβ blood biomarkers following sacubitril/valsartan treatment. Credit:JAMA Neurology(2023). DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.4719Researchers from the

Common drug for cardiac failure may interfere with debated blood test for Alzheimer's disease

byUniversity of GothenburgChanges in Aβ blood biomarkers following sacubitril/valsartan treatment. Credit:JAMA Neurology(2023). DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.4719Researchers from the
UTI drug gepotidacin performs well in clinical trials compared to nitrofurantoin

UTI drug gepotidacin performs well in clinical trials compared to nitrofurantoin

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of medical researchers with affiliations to British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) ha

UTI drug gepotidacin performs well in clinical trials compared to nitrofurantoin

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of medical researchers with affiliations to British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) ha
From infamy to ingenuity—bacterial hijack mechanisms as advanced genetic tools

From infamy to ingenuity—bacterial hijack mechanisms as advanced genetic tools

byJohn Innes CentreCrystal structures of SAP05–SPL5ZnFand SAP05–Rpn10vWAcomplexes revealing the bimodular architecture of SAP05. (A) Cartoon model illustrating the fold of the

From infamy to ingenuity—bacterial hijack mechanisms as advanced genetic tools

byJohn Innes CentreCrystal structures of SAP05–SPL5ZnFand SAP05–Rpn10vWAcomplexes revealing the bimodular architecture of SAP05. (A) Cartoon model illustrating the fold of the
Chelation therapy does not improve outcomes after heart attack

Chelation therapy does not improve outcomes after heart attack

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with diabetes who had suffered a heart attack derived no clinical benefit from edetate disodium-based chelation, a therapy

Chelation therapy does not improve outcomes after heart attack

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with diabetes who had suffered a heart attack derived no clinical benefit from edetate disodium-based chelation, a therapy
Crack vaccine research on rats could help babies of mothers who use cocaine—and reduce addiction

Crack vaccine research on rats could help babies of mothers who use cocaine—and reduce addiction

by Frederico Garcia,The ConversationScintigraphy shows that many more cocaine molecules reached the brain of pregnant rats that received a placebo than those that received the vaccine. Credit: V

Crack vaccine research on rats could help babies of mothers who use cocaine—and reduce addiction

by Frederico Garcia,The ConversationScintigraphy shows that many more cocaine molecules reached the brain of pregnant rats that received a placebo than those that received the vaccine. Credit: V
Spider venom-based heart drug is a step closer

Spider venom-based heart drug is a step closer

JANUARY 17, 2024byUniversity of QueenslandPipette harvesting drop of venom from funnel web spider. Credit: University of QueenslandA spider venom molecule being investigated by a University of Q

Spider venom-based heart drug is a step closer

JANUARY 17, 2024byUniversity of QueenslandPipette harvesting drop of venom from funnel web spider. Credit: University of QueenslandA spider venom molecule being investigated by a University of Q
Predicting correct dosage may improve success of drug repurposing

Predicting correct dosage may improve success of drug repurposing

by Sarah Small,Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101227Before a drug can be used to treat a disease, it must go through a leng

Predicting correct dosage may improve success of drug repurposing

by Sarah Small,Pennsylvania State UniversityCredit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101227Before a drug can be used to treat a disease, it must go through a leng
Study finds ketamine effects outlast half-life by getting trapped in NMDA receptors

Study finds ketamine effects outlast half-life by getting trapped in NMDA receptors

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressSingle injection of ketamine no longer causes antidepressant effects on day 3 or day 7. Credit:Nature(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06624-1Researchers at

Study finds ketamine effects outlast half-life by getting trapped in NMDA receptors

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressSingle injection of ketamine no longer causes antidepressant effects on day 3 or day 7. Credit:Nature(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06624-1Researchers at
Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: Understanding the Connection

Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: Understanding the Connection

While we've known about traditional risk factors like high blood pressure and cholesterol for decades, scientists have recently uncovered another important player in heart health: inflammation.

Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: Understanding the Connection

While we've known about traditional risk factors like high blood pressure and cholesterol for decades, scientists have recently uncovered another important player in heart health: inflammation.
Brain cell discovery sparks hope for fertility treatments

Brain cell discovery sparks hope for fertility treatments

byNagoya UniversityResearchers demonstrated kisspeptin neurons with dynorphin receptors in the brain affects the release of hormones that affect reproductive function in females. Credit: Mayuko

Brain cell discovery sparks hope for fertility treatments

byNagoya UniversityResearchers demonstrated kisspeptin neurons with dynorphin receptors in the brain affects the release of hormones that affect reproductive function in females. Credit: Mayuko
Scientists' discovery could reduce dependence on animals for vital anticoagulant drug

Scientists' discovery could reduce dependence on animals for vital anticoagulant drug

byRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHeparin, the world's most widely used blood thinner, is used during procedures ranging from kidney dialysis to open heart s

Scientists' discovery could reduce dependence on animals for vital anticoagulant drug

byRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHeparin, the world's most widely used blood thinner, is used during procedures ranging from kidney dialysis to open heart s