Pharmacodynamics is the study of how drugs have effects on the body. The most common mechanism is by interaction of…
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Writing prescriptions: how to avoid common errors
Prescribing medicines is the primary tool used by most healthcare systems to cure illness, relieve symptoms and prevent future disease.…
Pharmacogenetics for the prescriber
Pharmacogenetics is the study of how genetic factors affect the response to drugs (efficacy, adverse effects). Variation in genes can…
Chemotherapy/immunotherapy combo shows promise for first-line treatment of mesothelioma
Inoperable malignant pleural mesothelioma, is a rare and aggressive cancer of the protective lining of the lungs, or pleura, often…
A protein that helps to fight viruses can also block lung damage repair
Researchers have found that a protein which is initially helpful in the body’s immune response to a virus, can later…
Harnessing pickle power to promote dental health
A research team evaluated 14 different types of Sichuan pickles from southwest China. They extracted 54 different strains of Lactobacilli…
COVID-19 threatens the entire nervous system
A new review of neurological symptoms of COVID-19 patients in current scientific literature reveals the disease poses a global threat…
Breastfeeding helps counteracts BMI gain in children at high risk for obesity
For people whose genes put them at risk of becoming obese, exclusive breastfeeding as a baby can help ward off…
Brain cells can harbor and spread HIV virus to the body
Researchers have found that astrocytes, a type of brain cell can harbor HIV and then spread the virus to immune…
Denisovan DNA influences immune system of modern day Oceanian populations
More than 120,000 novel human genetic variations that affect large regions of DNA have been discovered, some of which are…