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Senolytic drugs reduce COVID-19 symptoms in mice, study shows
In pre-clinical studies, senolytic drugs were found to reduce inflammation and death from COVID-19 in older mice.
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Screening identifies existing drugs as potential COVID-19 therapies
Scientists have found four clinically approved drugs and nine compounds with the potential to be repurposed as therapeutics for COVID-19.
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TEMPOL drug shows promise as antiviral treatment for COVID-19
The experimental drug TEMPOL has demonstrated antiviral activity against COVID-19 in a pre-clinical study in cell cultures.
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High-throughput screening platform detects henipavirus antivirals
A new high-throughput screening platform has been used to identify two compounds with antiviral activity against the Nipah and Hendra viruses.
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Potential SARS-CoV-2 antiviral to be tested in human lung cells
A synthetic antiviral named R327 has shown promise in initial tests against SARS-CoV-2 and is now advancing to the next stage of in vitro studies.
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Millennia in the making: unlocking the medicinal value of CBD
Dr Sotirios Karathanasis discusses the history of cannabis as a treatment and delves into the process of turning plant-based medicines into clinically proven drugs.
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Scientists design new drug compound to combat malaria
Researchers have developed a set of compounds designed to stop the malaria parasite being able to burst out of red blood cells and replicate.
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Small molecule screens reveal new class of anticancer compounds
Two screening techniques were used by researchers to find anticancer compounds that target the aryl hydrocarbon receptor.
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Airway-on-a-chip technology enables COVID-19 drug repurposing
An airway-on-a-chip has been used to show that amodiaquine inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection, making it a potential COVID-19 therapeutic.
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Lead compound to potentially treat pulmonary arterial hypertension found
After screening 4,500 compounds using induced pluripotent stem cells, researchers have identified one lead that could treat pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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Avocado compound targets enzyme critical to leukaemia cell growth
The fat molecule avocatin B, found in avocados, was shown to inhibit VLCAD, an enzyme vital for leukaemia cell metabolism.
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Hepatitis C drugs shown to boost remdesivir’s activity against SARS-CoV-2
Four hepatitis C drugs have demonstrated promise as boosters to increase the efficacy of remdesivir against SARS-CoV-2 by as much as tenfold.
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Compound that targets BRAT1 protein could be used to kill cancer cells
Having synthesised the curcusone D compound, researchers demonstrated its promise as the first BRAT1 inhibitor, making it a potential cancer therapy.
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Targeting TNF to treat Dupuytren’s disease, frozen shoulder and POCD
Dr James Woody discusses off-patent indications for anti-TNF to address unmet patient needs in pain, inflammation and beyond.
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COVID-19, broad-spectrum therapeutics and the magic blanket paradigm
Dr Praveen Prathapan explains why broad-spectrum therapeutics need to be identified to provide a safety net against pandemics, including COVID-19.
