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Science

Injectable crystals could deliver drugs for years — with less pain

Amit Malewar

Delivering certain drugs in higher doses with less pain

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Chemistry

A single nitrogen atom could transform the future of drug discovery

Pranjal Malewar

New method for editing molecules one atom at a time could revolutionize drug discovery.

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Science

Researchers use light to precisely control cold receptors

Jay Kakade

LMU researchers have developed a molecule that allows an important ion channel to be regulated

Robots as small as a grain deliver drugs.
Robotics

Grain-sized soft robots deliver drugs to the human body

Ashwini Sakharkar

This tiny robot can be controlled by magnetic fields to deliver medical drugs.

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Biology

Scientists discovered molecules that limit the side effects of opioids

Pranjal Malewar

Tiny antibodies to fight the dangerous effects of opioids.

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Health

A new approach to treat brain metastasis

Dr. Prajakta Banik

A drug called silibinin can block this protein and, when used with immunotherapy, may improve treatment for brain metastases.

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Health

A Promising new weapon against drug-resistant malaria

Dr. Prajakta Banik

A new chemical compound called MED6-189 that effectively fights parasites resistant to common malaria drugs.

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Health

A new hope for patients with non-dystrophic myotonia

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Mexiletine, a sodium channel blocker, was effective in treating non-dystrophic myotonia, making it the standard treatment.

Medical bottles with drugs
Health

Diabetes and weight-loss drugs linked with lower opioid overdose risk

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Semaglutide, a drug used for diabetes and weight loss, might help reduce opioid overdoses in people with OUD and T2D.

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Health

Low-cost drug may prevent cerebral palsy in premature infants

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Giving pregnant women at risk of premature birth a simple magnesium sulfate drip can prevent their babies from developing cerebral palsy.

Health

Fecal transplants can lower ADHD and anxiety symptoms in dogs with epilepsy

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Fecal microbiota transplant (FMT), a treatment that uses an enema and has gained popularity in human medicine.

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Health

A new approach to overcoming skin cancer resistance

Dr. Prajakta Banik

A topical treatment, like a gel or lotion, to directly target skin cancer, which could be safer than oral treatments.

Cancer patient in hospital
Health

Using patient organoids for customized sarcoma treatment

Dr. Prajakta Banik

UCLA have created the most extensive collection of patient-derived sarcoma organoids which are miniature versions of a patient's tumor.

Health

Bone marrow cancer drug shows promise in treating rare bleeding disorder

Dr. Prajakta Banik

A clinical trial was stopped early after researchers found that a bone marrow cancer drug, is safe and effective for treating HHT.

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Chemistry

Boosting drug and material solutions with peptide clumping

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Peptides, short amino acid chains, are not just building blocks and are crucial for building structures, speeding up reactions.

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Health

Liver malaria map paves the way for better treatments

Dr. Prajakta Banik

By infecting humans, the malaria parasite first infiltrates the liver, where it undergoes a seven-day multiplication phase.

Health

Drugs could prevent migraines before pain begins

Dr. Prajakta Banik

A CGRP inhibitor, targets a key protein in migraines and may help people continue their daily activities with few or no symptoms.

Health

One blood test predicts 30-year heart health risks for women

Dr. Prajakta Banik

C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation and two types of fat in the blood, can predict a woman's risk of heart disease.

Health

Mapping 50,000 DNA ”knots” in human genome

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Unlike the usual double helix, i-motifs are four-stranded DNA structures formed by cytosine pairing on the same strand.

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Health

Proteins cause fetal abdominal inflammation

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Proteins in fetal stool likely cause abdominal inflammation in human fetuses when the intestine is perforated.

Experts are preparing a dialysis machine
Health

iSN04:New nucleic acid drug for vascular diseases

Dr. Prajakta Banik

DNA aptamer called iSN04 that targets smooth muscle cells in blood vessels to help prevent plaque buildup, a key issue in atherosclerosis.

Stem Cell
Biology

New way to improve stem-cell transplants

Dr. Prajakta Banik

A discovery that could improve the effectiveness of stem-cell transplants, which are often used to treat cancer.

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Neuroscience

Quick neuron tracking of psychedelic effects

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Researchers at University of California Davis have developed a fast, noninvasive tool called Ca2+-activated Split-TurboID (CaST) to track which neurons and biomolecules are activated...

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Health

New method targets aggressive brain tumor

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Fighting brain cancer is challenging, but new research offers hope. In May, a team from Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech published a paper in...

Neurologist woman doctor looking at monitor with medical tomography analyzing brain activity using high tech equipment
Health

Hydrogel matrix study provides new insights into Alzheimer’s disease

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Neuronal cell changes induced by a-β-mimicking hydrogel.

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Technology

AI Outperforms Clinical Tests in Predicting Alzheimer’s Disease

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Robust, interpretable AI marker aids early dementia prediction in clinical settings.

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Health

AI detects drug-resistant typhoid in hours from microscopy images

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Inferring ciprofloxacin susceptibility in salmonella with AI and imaging.

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Health

New potential target for early Alzheimer’s treatment identified

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Modifying heparan sulfate alleviates cell defects and neuron decline in the Drosophila model of Alzheimer's.

Image showing NIST researcher Thomas P. Forbes is working to ensure 3D drug printers work as designed.
Health

3D printing could customize your future medications

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Ensuring quality in point-of-care precision medicine manufacturing.

Image showing Colored SEM image of a microrobot made of an algae cell (green) covered with drug-filled nanoparticles (orange) coated with red blood cell membranes. Scale bar: 2 µm.
Health

Microrobots deliver cancer drugs to lung tumors in mice

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Biohybrid microrobots target lung tumors with drug-filled nanoparticles.

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