Germ-fighting catheter coating may help prevent infections
Brown University researchers have developed a new antibacterial coating for intravascular catheters that could one day help to prevent catheter-related
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Opioid injecting linked to substantial rise in bacterial heart infections
A study of people who inject drugs found a significant increase in the risk of infective endocarditis, a serious infection
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Widely used physical health drugs may help treat serious mental illness
Medications commonly used to combat physical health diseases, such as high blood pressure, could bring significant benefits to people with
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Vaccine could help address the opioid epidemic
Synthetic psychoactive drugs have become a serious public health threat in recent years. This is particularly true of the fentanyls,
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Drug combination makes cancer disappear in mice with neuroblastoma: ‘Significant’ findings suggest potential for effective, non-toxic treatment for this aggressive childhood cancer
Researchers investigating new treatments for neuroblastoma — one of the most common childhood cancers — have found that a combination
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Powerful method probes small-molecule structures
Small molecules — from naturally occurring metabolites and hormones to synthetic medicines and pesticides — can have big effects on
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Heat-resistant enzymes could produce more cost-effective drugs
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences could change the way scientists look at one
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Fentanyl test strips prove useful in preventing overdoses
Among more than 72,000 deaths in the U.S. last year, fentanyl — a highly potent prescription opioid often used to
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Research assesses geographic distribution of new antibiotics following market introduction: None of the 25 new antibiotics registered between 1999 and 2015 targeted the most daunting infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria
There is a growing need for new antibiotics to help combat the looming threat of antimicrobial resistance. According to a
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Nail polishes with ‘n-free’ labels are not necessarily free of toxic compounds
Consumers are growing more knowledgeable about the potential health effects of nail polish, and manufacturers have taken action. They have
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