Advancing the description of ‘mysterious’ water to improve drug design 12/17/2018 Health News, Interactions with water dominate how drug molecules bind to targets, but it's tricky to model...
Increase in fentanyl — responsible for 44 percent of New York City overdose deaths — has led to apprehension and caution 09/14/2018 Health News, People who use drugs in New York City have adjusted their behaviors to avoid overdose,...
8,000 new antibiotic combinations are surprisingly effective: Grouping 4 or 5 existing medications could help slow antibiotic-resistant bacteria 09/06/2018 Health News, Scientists have traditionally believed that combining more than two drugs to fight harmful bacteria would...
Superbug discovery renews hope for antibiotic treatment 09/05/2018 Health News, Bacteria that were thought to be resistant to a powerful antibiotic may be susceptible to...
New HIV therapy reduces virus, boosts immunity in drug-resistant patients 08/16/2018 Health News, In a study, a new HIV drug reduced viral replication and increased immune cells in...
Evolution of efflux pumps could yield important insights in fighting antibiotic resistance 07/28/2018 Health News, Different types of efflux pump proteins -- which are the key focus of Gram-negative bacteria...
Enzyme lays the foundations for allergic immune response 07/25/2018 Health News, While in search of the causes of allergies and asthma, a chance discovery has yielded...
Antibiotic resistance in a leech’s gut: Real world evidence that negligible levels of antibiotics in chicken blood can cause bacterial resistance — and sicken people with hard-to-treat infections 07/25/2018 Health News, Plastic surgery patients were getting infections with antibiotic resistant bacteria, and no one knew why....
New ALS therapy in clinical trials: Drug extends survival, reverses some neuromuscular damage in animals 07/19/2018 Health News, About 20,000 people in the United States are living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also...
Enzyme discovery could help in fight against TB: An enzyme structure discovery could help to eradicate tuberculosis 07/11/2018 Health News, Research by a team led by Dr Elizabeth Fullam, has revealed new findings about an...