New research is unraveling the connection between the gut microbiome and Parkinson’s disease, revealing potential gut-targeted therapeutic strategies. Drug Discovery … More
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Better rabies treatments bite back
Symptomatic rabies has no cure, but recent advances in rabies structural biology and antibody cocktails point to better treatments on … More
Origami vaccines fold up to fight cancer
As self-assembling structures, DNA and RNA origami vaccines hold vaccine components in precise numbers and arrangements to help the immune … More
Drops and drugs for diabetic vison loss
Eye injections are the only way to treat diabetic retinopathy, but many refuse to get them. Now, eye drops and … More
A nasal algae vaccine against malaria
Mice vaccinated with spirulina expressing a malaria parasite protein were protected from infection, setting the stage for future clinical trials. … More
Glass T cells kill cancer in living color
With videos of dramatic cancer cell deaths and unflagging T cell attacks, Alex Ritter studies how immune cells and tumors … More
Tattoo therapeutics deliver medicine more than skin deep
From ancient medicines to equipping humans with new senses, tattoos are more than just permanent marks on the skin. They … More
Missing mutations solve a genetic mystery
In a journey that spanned the genomes of more than 150,000 Icelanders, archival samples, and a fetus in utero, researchers … More
What the pox is going on?
Cases of monkeypox are popping up across the globe. But where did it come from? How does it work? And … More
Science comedy gets to the heart of science communication
Using comedy to talk about technical topics makes science more accessible. Drug Discovery News
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