The dream team: Scientists find drug duo that may cure COVID-19 together
Reading Time: 2 minutesCOVID-19 continues to claim lives across the world and is infecting millions more. Although several vaccines have recently become available, making significant strides towards preventing COVID-19, what about the treatment of those who already have the infection? Vaccines aren’t 100% effective, highlighting the need–now more than ever–for effective antiviral therapeutics. Moreover, some people can’t receive vaccines […]
Rush scientists develop potential COVID-19 drug
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSCIENTISTS from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois have developed a new potential therapy for COVID-19 that has shown promising results in its lab study. The scientists used hexapeptide in mouse models that are infected with COVID-19. The peptide was nasally introduced and has shown to be effective in reducing fever, improving heart function, protecting the lungs, […]
New class of antibiotics active against a wide range of bacteria
Reading Time: 2 minutesWISTAR INSTITUTE scientists have discovered a new class of compounds that uniquely combine direct antibiotic killing of pan drug-resistant bacterial pathogens with a simultaneous rapid immune response for combatting antimicrobial resistance (AMR). These finding were published today in Nature. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared AMR as one of the top 10 global public health […]
Visual disturbances in Viagra users
Reading Time: 3 minutesSILDENAFIL is commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction and is generally regarded as safe with limited side effects. However, a recent study in Frontiers in Neurology has highlighted the risk of persistent visual side-effects, such as light sensitivity and color vision impairment, in men who have taken the highest recommended dose of Viagra.[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ […]
Medical marijuana laws may affect workers’ compensation
Reading Time: < 1 minute NEW research published in Health Economics indicates that after US states passed medical marijuana laws, workers’ compensation claims declined. The results indicate that medical marijuana may allow workers to better manage symptoms associated with workplace injuries and illnesses and, in turn, reduce the need for workers’ compensation. The reductions in workers’ compensation claims after […]
Does tramadol increase hip fracture risk?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUSE of the pain medication tramadol was linked with a higher risk of hip fractures compared with the use of other pain medications in an analysis of a patient database from the United Kingdom. The analysis, which is published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, compared tramadol use with codeine, naproxen, ibuprofen, celecoxib, […]
Using fungi to search for medical drugs
Reading Time: 2 minutesAN ENORMOUS library of products derived from more than ten thousand fungi could help us find new drugs. Researchers from the group of Jeroen den Hertog at the Hubrecht Institute, in collaboration with researchers from the Westerdijk Institute and Utrecht University, have set up this library and screened it for biologically active compounds. They tested […]