Researchers identify E. coli strain that protects against ‘collateral damage’ of infections A strain of Escherichia coli in the guts of mice appears to protect them from muscle wasting associated with infection and inflammatory bowel disease, according to research published in Science.…
A useful reference text of psychotropic medicines ‘Clinical handbook of psychotropic drugs 21st edition’, edited by Ric M Procyshyn, Kalyna Z Bezchlibnyk-Butler, J Joel Jeffries.…
Study shows oxytocin’s beneficial effects in children with autism The synthetic hormone oxytocin helps improve social interaction in children with autism, according to a study published in Molecular Psychiatry.…
Effectiveness of the seasonal flu vaccine and new production methods Despite a mismatch between the 2014–2015 seasonal flu vaccine and circulating strains, the flu jab is still the best way to protect people in at-risk groups.…
Topical JAK inhibitors trigger hair growth Hair follicles in mice and human tissues were able to re-enter the growth phase when JAK inibitors were applied topically.…
Synthetic biology: microbes made to manufacture drugs From flu vaccines to a mission to Mars, scientists are engineering biological systems to meet the medical needs of the 21st century.…
Learning about each stage of drug development ‘Basic principles of drug discovery and development’ by Benjamin E Blass.…
Cancer drug shows promise for Parkinson’s disease Patients with Parkinson’s disease were given the leukaemia drug nilotinib, which improved symptoms of the disease.…
Novel peptide protects against temporal lobe epilepsy By blocking a certain receptor in the brain, researchers were able to inhibit the development of full-blown temporal lobe epilepsy in a mouse model.…
Sleep disorders: treatment Selecting the most appropriate drug treatments for sleep disorders in the absence of trial data or evidence-based protocols.…