Common Asthma Drug Salbutamol Boosts Walking and Strength in Children with Incurable Muscle Disease
A randomized Swedish trial found that oral salbutamol, a common asthma medication, improved motor function, walking distance, grip strength, and ...
Tag: drug repurposing
Blood Pressure Drug Losartan Awakens Metabolic Brown Fat in Surprise Discovery
Rockefeller University researchers found that the common blood pressure drug losartan stimulates metabolically active brown fat in mice and is ...
Antidepressant Venlafaxine Shows Proven Benefit for Cancer Hot Flashes, but Anticancer Hype Outpaces the Evidence
A new systematic review finds venlafaxine has solid evidence for treating cancer-related hot flashes but says its potential as a ...
Old drugs, new weapons: repurposing therapies against antimicrobial resistance
A comprehensive review maps how approved drugs—from anticancer agents to antidepressants—can be systematically repurposed to combat drug-resistant superbugs.
Host Gene Study Reveals Monkeypox Mechanisms and Points to Repurposed Drugs
A new computational study maps the host genes dysregulated in MPOX and identifies five repurposable drug candidates supported by docking ...
Repurposed antimalarial drug wrapped in lactoferrin nanoparticles calms complement attack on motor nerves in ALS mice
A new preclinical study reports that atovaquone, an approved antiparasitic drug, was reformulated into lactoferrin-based nanomicelles that crossed into the ...
Worm Drug and Plant Alkaloid Emerge as Top Computational Candidates Against Resistant H. pylori
A new comparative docking study ranks the anthelmintic niclosamide and the plant alkaloid berberine against three key Helicobacter pylori enzymes, ...
Patient-Derived Stem Cells Point to Muscle Gene Faults in ME/CFS and 21 Drug Repurposing Candidates
For millions of people living with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, the search for answers has been a frustrating one. The ...
MMP1 Emerges as a Shared Molecular Link Between Gout and Severe COVID-19
A combined bioinformatics and molecular simulation study identifies MMP1 as a shared hub gene and colchicine target linking gout and ...
How AI and Machine Learning Are Rewiring the Search for New Drugs
Machine learning is accelerating target identification, toxicity prediction and drug repurposing, but researchers insist algorithmic discoveries still demand rigorous experimental ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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