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Research finds possible explanation for why many cancer drugs don't work in human trials

April 2, 2021 cancer, Drugs, Medical School, research, therapeutics, tumor

A possible explanation for why many cancer drugs that kill tumor cells in mouse models won't work in human trials

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Study finds two drugs capable of slowing bone marrow cancer progression

March 22, 2021 Blood, bone, Bone Marrow, cancer, cell, Drugs, medicine, Myelofibrosis, Primary Myelofibrosis, transplant

Primary myelofibrosis (PMF), a relatively rare but painful type of bone marrow cancer, disrupts the body's normal production of blood

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Study: Early benefit assessment of new drugs within the framework of AM-NOG procedure

March 22, 2021 chronic, Drugs, health care, Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy

"The AMNOG procedure has passed its first practical test. It is practicable and can also be implemented in detail", emphasized

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Sharp declines in opioid production costs could reduce the price per dose

March 17, 2021 cannabis, Drugs, Fentanyl, opioids

The legalization of cannabis and the arrival of nonmedical fentanyl are fundamentally changing drug markets in North America. A large

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Research reveals how bacteria defeat drugs that fight cystic fibrosis

February 26, 2021 Bacteria, cystic, Defeat, Drugs, fibrosis, fight, How, research, reveals, that

University of Montana researchers and their partners have discovered a slimy strategy used by bacteria to defeat antibiotics and other

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Drinking, smoking, and drug use may increase risk of premature heart disease in young people

February 16, 2021 Alcohol, Amphetamine, cannabis, cardiovascular disease, Drugs, Healthcare, heart, Heart Disease, research, Smoking, tobacco, Veterans Affairs

Recreational drinking, smoking, and drug use is linked to premature heart disease in young people, particularly younger women, finds research

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Revolutionary drug combination shows potential for treatment of fatal childhood cancer

February 14, 2021 brain, cancer, children, Clinical Testing, Drugs, Glioma, hospital, Laboratory, Medical Research, research, therapeutics

Every year around 20 Australian children die from the incurable brain tumor, Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). The average age

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Zinc supplementation bolsters repurposed antivirals against SARS-CoV-2

February 6, 2021 ACE2, Angiotensin, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2, cell, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Disease COVID-19, Cysteine, dexamethasone, Drugs, efficacy, enzyme, Hydrogen Peroxide, in vitro, Mortality, oxygen, pandemic, pathogen, protein, Protein Expression, receptor, Renin, respiratory, SARS, SARS-CoV-2, Severe Acute Respiratory, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Spike Protein, syndrome:, virus, Zinc

Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

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How some drugs can turn into a cancer-causing chemical in the body

February 6, 2021 A, body, Can, cancer-causing, chemical, Drugs, How, in, into, some, the, turn

When consumers get a prescription drug from the pharmacy, they assume that it’s been tested and is safe to use.

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Health Problems

What is African Sleeping Sickness?

February 2, 2021 African Sleeping Sickness, Blood, Central Nervous System, compound, Disability, Drugs, Eflornithine, Encephalopathy, Epidemiology, Lymphatic System, Nervous System, protein, Trypanosomes

Human African trypanosomiasis (also known as African sleeping sickness) is a parasitic disease transmitted by tsetse flies of the genus

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