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Just 1 in 20 Animal Studies Yield Treatments That Make it to Humans
US News & World Report· 3 hours agoAnimal studies are often considered a first step in finding new drugs and treatments for human diseases, but a new review has discovered that precious few actually produce real-world therapies ...
Eli Lilly's Potential Alzheimer’s Drug Clears a Big Hurdle
Time via Yahoo News· 3 days agoLilly’s studies also showed that regardless of their tau levels, people responded to the drug and...
Experts Warn of Highly Contagious New Fungal Infections Spreading in the United States
SciTechDaily· 24 hours agoHealthcare professionals are warned of emerging, highly contagious fungal infections, including...
Highly potent opioids are showing up in drug users in Africa for the first time, report says
U-T San Diego· 2 days agoTraces of highly potent opioids known as nitazenes have for the first time been found to be consumed by people who use drugs in Africa, according to a report released Wednesday by the Global ...
Experts warn of diphtheria-like illness that may spread between people, pets
UPI· 18 hours agoResearchers believe that doctors now have to be on the lookout for C. ulceran, which has symptoms...
Viagra may help prevent dementia by boosting brain blood flow
MedicalNewsToday via AOL· 21 hours agoTo get a clearer picture of whether Viagra and similar drugs truly can reduce risk, scientists will...
A Guide to Managing COVID This Summer
New York Times· 2 days agoHere’s what to know about symptoms, testing and treatment. As new variants of the coronavirus continue to gain traction, doctors and researchers are...
People often overestimate their resilience following failure, research suggests
NBC News via Yahoo News· 4 days ago“In order to change course, you must feel uncomfortable, analyze where you went wrong, and make a...
Akira Endo, researcher who found cholesterol-fighting statins, dies at 90 - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 1 day agoUS-based Merck pushed ahead with its own statin drug that hit the market first in 1987, capturing...
Pfizer setback brings questions for Duchenne gene therapy ahead of Sarepta decision
BioPharma Dive via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoThe failure of another trial adds to uncertainty around the benefits of the gene-based treatments,...