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Memory loss could be solved using an asthma drug
Dutch researchers, using optogenetic approaches and an asthma drug, discovered that memory loss from sleep deprivation can be retrieved.
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50 year old blood pressure drug offers alternative treatment for PTSD
US scientists offer a new purpose for the blood pressure drug clonidine as a treatment to reduce the affects of PTSD.
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The spike of SARS-CoV-2 promotes metabolic rewiring in hepatocytes
The researchers argue hepatocytes are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus infection and propose that metformin could be a therapeutic option to attenuate SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with fatty liver.
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Researchers find how a SARS-CoV-2 virus protein damages the heart
In their study, the researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine found that the Nsp6 SARS-CoV-2 protein causes heart damage.
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A new weapon against antibiotic-resistant bacteria
A UNIGE team reveals that a drug used against herpes can fight a bacterium that is resistant to most antibiotics by weakening its defence mechanisms.
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Cancer therapy shows potential to treat severe COVID-19 patients
Pre-clinical experiments involving cells from ICUs patients infected by SARS-CoV-2, and mice infected by MHV-A59 (murine hepatitis virus A59) show promise in treating COVID-19.
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Pre-clinical trials show drug inhibits inflammasome in COVID-19 cases
Anti-inflammatory effects of niclosamide, observed in a new pre-clinical study, were due to inhibition of the inflammasome, a protein complex presented in the interior of defence cells.
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New drug has potential to turn COVID-19 virus against itself
The Scripps Research team showed that a variation of an already FDA-approved therapeutic for neurological disease can block COVID-19 infection in animals.
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A modified TB vaccine could treat bladder cancer
An animal study has shown that a modified vaccine for tuberculosis could treat bladder cancer whilst minimising side effects.
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Potential target for type 1 diabetes treatment
Researchers have discovered a new pathway to the regeneration of insulin in pancreatic stem cells, findings that could move towards new therapies for type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
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Repurposed drug inhibits enzyme related to COVID-19
Researchers have found that an already existing drug compound could block the activity of a key enzyme of COVID-19.
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Drug repurposed to boost functional recovery after a stroke
A drug currently prescribed to control seizures and reduce nerve pain may enhance recovery of movement after a stroke.
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Genetic study identifies promising therapeutic targets for migraines
Researchers have found blood proteins that cause migraines and have a shared link with Alzheimer’s disease that could potentially be prevented by repurposing existing therapeutics.
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Therapeutically effective drugs identified for bladder cancer
By screening various drugs, a new study has found a childhood leukaemia therapeutic is also efficient in treating bladder cancer.
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New potential therapy developed in response to bladder cancer
Research in mice has shown that adding anti-inflammatory medication to immunotherapy and standard chemotherapy drugs may provide long-term suppression of aggressive bladder tumour growth.