Each spring, millions of nocturnal Bogong moths hatch across breeding grounds throughout southeastern Australia before flying over 1,000 kilometers through
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Scientists find potential disease-fighting ‘warheads’ hidden in bacteria
Bacteria found in soil may harbor a potential game-changer for drug design. A new study by Scripps Research, published today
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No link found between oral antifungal drug and stillbirth
New research from a Swedish and Norwegian team of researchers led from Karolinska Institutet does not support a suggested link
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Killing bacteria by silencing genes may be alternative to antibiotics
A new approach to killing C. difficile that silences key bacterial genes while sparing other bacteria may provide a new
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Medication-related harm in older adults is common, costly, and preventable
New research indicates that harm from medicines is common in older adults following hospital discharge, and it results in substantial
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Antibacterial in your toothpaste may combat severe lung disease
A common antibacterial substance found in toothpaste may combat life-threatening diseases such as cystic fibrosis, or CF, when combined with
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Enzyme’s movement may be key to new cancer drugs: Interfering with the motion of a kinase enzyme might be a new approach for the development of anti-cancer drugs
Revealing all the steps required to activate an enzyme called a protein kinase may identify new ways to target cancer,
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Heart disease severity may depend on nitric oxide levels: Study finds nitric oxide may also determine drug efficacy
The most common heart medications may get an assist from nitric oxide circulating in the body, according to a new
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Effective drugs to stop bleeding after childbirth
New evidence from a Cochrane review published today, led by a University of Birmingham scientist, suggests that alternative drugs may
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New method to discover drugs to treat epilepsy: Method uncovers a promising new use for a well-known cancer drug in stopping difficult-to-treat seizures
For more than a third of children living with epilepsy, the currently approved medications do not stop their seizures. This
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