News articles tagged with 'pharmacology'
Microfluidics-imaging platform detects cancer growth signalling in minute biopsy samples
— 2 Nov 2010 13:39 | HealthInappropriate growth and survival signalling, which leads to the aberrant growth of cancer cells, is a driving force behind tumours. Much of current cancer research focuses on the kinase…
Drug that helps adults addicted to opioid drugs also relieves withdrawal symptoms in newborns
— 7 Oct 2010 16:54 | HealthThousands of infants each year have exposure to opioids before they are born. Over half of these infants are born with withdrawal symptoms severe enough to require opioid replacement…
Scientists uncover process enabling toxoplasmosis parasite to survive homelessness
— 21 Sep 2010 12:10 | HealthThe parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis requires a stress response system that helps it survive the move to infect new cells, Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have…
New diagnostic chip able to generate single-cell molecular 'fingerprints' for brain tumours
— 4 Aug 2010 09:10 | HealthNew technologies for the diagnosis of cancer are rapidly changing the clinical practice of oncology. As scientists learn more about the molecular basis of cancer, the development of…
Tiny mutation might help indicate proper dosage for half of all drugs
— 11 May 2010 05:18 | HealthA tiny gene mutation in human liver cells could one day influence how high or low a dose patients need of about half of the clinically used drugs on the market, new research suggests…
New drugs faster from natural compounds: A UC San Diego breakthrough
— 14 Jul 2009 15:03 | HealthResearchers have invented computational tools to decode and rapidly determine whether natural compounds collected in oceans and forests are new - or if these pharmaceutically promising…
New asthma research opposes current drug treatment
— 27 Jan 2009 16:48 | HealthJust when the Food and Drug Administration is reconsidering the use of stimulants to treat asthma, a new research study offers further evidence to support a University of Houston professor's…
OHSU School of Dentistry team discovers new molecule in blood-pressure control system
— 9 Jan 2009 16:00 | HealthResearchers at Oregon Health and Science University's School of Dentistry have discovered that the nerve cells controlling heart rate and blood pressure synthesise a molecule known…
Nanoparticles deliver their cargo, then disappear
— 14 Nov 2008 20:34 | HealthMedical researchers are looking at any number of new methods to get drugs to specific locations in the body. Some methods are efficient but less safe, while others are safe but often…
Inventors work to advance cancer treatment discovery through new start-up company
— 8 Oct 2008 05:02 | HealthUniversity of Virginia researchers Kevin R. Lynch and Timothy L. Macdonald have developed novel therapeutic compounds that could aid in the fight against cancer. The compounds affect…