When a doctor prescribes a patient more than one drug they have no way to predict whether that combination will have an adverse side effect. A new system from Stanford University presents a novel solution – an AI-driven computer system than can predict the consequences of combining two drugs.
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An experimental, non-opioid drug known as EMA401 is showing promise, and now researchers at Washington University in St Louis have found that it works by targeting a different part of the body, outside of the nervous system.
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A team at Purdue University has found that a compound called F6 is effective at killing bacteria that have already evolved resistance to existing antibiotics. In tests the new drug also seems less susceptible to bacterial resistance down the track.
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There may be new hope for people who suffer from asthma or other respiratory disorders. Scientists from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Shanghai University have developed a drug that they claim is a more effective treatment than the currently-used bronchodilator inhalers.
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When treating disorders of specific parts of the brain, one problem with taking drugs orally or intravenously is the fact that they affect the whole brain. With this in mind, scientists have developed a needle that can deliver medication to parts of the brain as small as one cubic millimeter.
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There's a problem with using antiretroviral drugs to treat or prevent HIV – because multiple drugs need to be taken on a daily basis, many patients simply don't bother to keep doing so. What if they just had to take one capsule once a week, though? Scientists are working on making that a reality.
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A new gene therapy promising to restore vision in people with a rare genetic disease has just been priced at $850,000. With more revolutionary gene therapies on the horizon promising one-off curative treatments some are asking how patients are expected to afford these exorbitantly priced drugs.
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Following on from authorities in the European Union, United Kingdom and Australia cracking down on homeopathic treatments, the FDA is proposing a new “risk-based enforcement approach” promising greater scrutiny into the massive US$3-billion-dollar industry.
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If you've ever been hooked up to an intravenous drip, then you'll know what a hassle it can be, wheeling that pole around with you everywhere you go. Dutch designer Alissa Rees decided to do something about it, and created the wearable IV-Walk.
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While investigating the side effects of antibiotics and how bacteria can develop resistance to them, researchers from MIT and Harvard have found that the drugs can actually work against the body, weakening the immune system’s ability to fight off the bugs.
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