A tiny molecule of RNA—known as ‘micro RNA’ – plays a key role in ‘rewiring’ cancer cells so they can resist the effects of chemotherapy, a new study reveals. The discovery opens up the possibility of creating new cancer drugs that target this micro RNA molecule, rather than more conventional treatments that block the action […]
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2020 — Anywhere from 4% to 10% of adults have troublesome chronic cough, defined as an unexplained cough lasting more than eight weeks. But a new drug may offer some long-sought relief. Reporting Feb. 25 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, British researchers said the experimental drug, called gefapixant, blocks a cellular receptor […]
Scientists in San Diego are preparing to screen thousands of people globally to find candidates who are well-suited to take an experimental drug that is designed to slow, and possibly stop, the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. The study will be led by the University of Southern California’s Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute—or ATRI—in Sorrento Mesa. Researchers […]
Swansea University research into the threat posed by antifungal drug resistance has been highlighted in two prestigious international journals. Fungal disease now kills more people than malaria or TB and the Centre for Disease Control in the USA recognises emergence of multi-drug resistance in fungi as a high level threat. Dr. Josie Parker and Prof […]
