Protein researchers from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research at the University of Copenhagen have used mass spectrometry-based
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‘BioSimilar’ drug approved to treat certain types of anemia
(HealthDay)—Retacrit (epoetin alfa-epbx) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the first “biosimilar” to the anemia
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Revealed: Why drug users prefer heroin at home, but cocaine while out
Neuroscientists at the University of Sussex have shown by using brain scans of drug users that heroin stimulates a more
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Drug epidemic ensnares 25-year-old pill for nerve pain
The story line sounds familiar: a popular pain drug becomes a new way to get high as prescribing by doctors
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Looking beyond the ‘magic bullet’ approach to drug discovery
It’s time to move beyond the traditional “magic bullet” approach for discovering new drugs and start leveraging the full complexity
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New drug to tame violent patients
Australian paramedics are leading the world by introducing a new drug, droperidol, to quickly and safely calm violent patients fueled
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Fentanyl now drives drug overdose deaths in U.S.
(HealthDay)—Overdose deaths involving dangerous synthetic opioids like fentanyl have skyrocketed in recent years, surpassing deaths from prescription painkillers, a new
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Drug test spurs frank talk between hypertension patients and doctors
There’s an irony at the heart of the treatment of high blood pressure. The malady itself often has no symptoms,
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First drug approved for most common inherited kidney disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug to slow kidney decline in patients with the most
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Decision making predicts future drug addiction in recreational users
Activity in decision-making brain regions of people who use recreational stimulants predicts who will discontinue use and who will develop
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