Scientists discover an essential mechanism for maintaining bone density

by Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

1 year ago
Bone Biology, NRF2, protein, genes, drug, osteopenic diseases

The research group on Cell Signaling and Bone Biology at IDIBELL and the UB has revealed the importance of the function of NRF2, a protein that regulates the expression of some genes in response to ox...

Identification of genes that cause resistance to treatment of the pathogenic fungus Candida

by IRB Barcelona - Instituto de Investigación Biomédica

1 year ago
Drug, fungal infections, fungus Candida, candida infection

Drug-resistant fungal infections are a growing problem. The work has been published in the journal Current Biology

Development of a generic anti-inflammatory drug for dogs

by Fundació Bosch i Gimpera

1 year ago
drug, pharmaceutical technology, generic anti-inflammatory drug, Dog

The new drug incorporates the necessary pharmaceutical technology to allow the adjustment of the dosage according to the weight of the dog

Progress in the maturity of the start-ups: the clinical phases

by GENESIS Biomed

1 year ago
start-ups, Oxolife, Peptomyc, aptaTargets, GENESIS Biomed, clinical phases, drug

The start-ups Oxolife, Peptomyc and aptaTargets, with which GENESIS Biomed collaborates, are advancing in their maturity with the initiation and development of clinical phases and are approaching an e...

A new drug increases the life expectancy of patients with very aggressive intraocular cancer

by Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

1 year ago
immune system, Cancer, drug, uveal melanoma

Like cutaneous melanomas, it is caused by the uncontrolled proliferation of melanocytes, the cells that colored the skin. But unlike these, uveal melanoma, which represents between 3 and 5% of melanom...

JACC: A drug costing less than €2 a day helps in the treatment of severely ill COVID-19 patients

by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares - CNIC

1 year ago
COVID-19, metoprolol, drug

The safety, availability, and robust biological effect of metoprolol could together be enough to consider its use in young patients admitted to the ICU with severe COVID-19

Nature Metabolism. CNIO researchers discover that a drug already in use in humans corrects obesity in mice, with no side effects

by CNIO - Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas

2 years ago
obesity, inflammatory disease, drug

It has long been known that obesity is an inflammatory disease, i.e. a chronic defensive reaction of the body to stress caused by excess nutrients.

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by Asphalion

2 years ago
regulatory affairs, meeting, drug

Are you developing a drug and need help with regulatory affairs?

New drug confirmed as a potential therapeutic agent for a rare disease, Friedreich's Ataxia

by IRB Lleida. Institut de Recerca Biomèdica

2 years ago
Friedrich's Ataxia, drug, rare disease

A recent study has confirmed the benefits of the drug leriglitazone in treating Friedrich's Ataxia, a rare disease that affects 2-4 people in 100,000 and for which there is currently no effective cure...

Next Stop, the Clinic - Preparing your new Drug for Clinical Research with SciFindern and Formulus®

by CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society

2 years ago
webinar, Drug, SciFindern, Formulus, Clinical Research

Things are going well for your latest drug molecule - it seems efficacious, you have assessed potential toxicity, and even determined a safe starting dose, and now you are ready to move to the clinic...

Sant Pau participates in a phase 2 study that achieves positive results on a drug to combat the cognitive complications of Parkinson’s

by Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

2 years ago
Parkinson, cognitive complications, drug

Dr. Kulisevsky, director of the Movement Disorders Unit of the Sant Pau Hospital Neurology Service and head of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Research Group at the Sant Pau Research ...