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Scientists have discovered a route of introduction for High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) H5N8 into Japan and, in parallel, have investigated the potential of two human anti-influenza...

Tetrahydrocurcumin (THC), as the most active and main metabolite produced in the metabolism of curcumin in vivo, can be isolated from the cytoplasm of the small intestine and liver after curcumin...

For those with extremely high blood pressure, or hypertension, there are many initial medication options — so many that it can be hard to know which one to use.Now, a Yale-coauthored paper in Lancet...

AbstractAIMS:Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease (CHD-PAH) after defect correction have a poor prognosis compared with other CHD-PAH patients...

Canagliflozin is a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes. It is a third-line medication to be tried after metformin, a first-line medication for type 2 diabetes. It is used together with exercise...

Click chemistry has come into its own in a wide range of life science applications and opens up opportunities that lie between chemistry, biology and material science.Twenty years ago, soon-to-be...

Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a polyether compound derived from petroleum with many applications, from industrial manufacturing to medicine. PEG is also known as polyethylene oxide (PEO) or...

At present, there are two main types of protein. One is PROTAC, which degrades target proteins through ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. The other type is molecular glue, which also binds ubiquitinated...

Almost three in ten people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Scotland were prescribed antidepressants before they were diagnosed with diabetes, according to new research being presented at the European...

Genetically determined vitamin D levels do not have a large effect on risk of type 1 diabetes in Europeans, according to a study published 25th February 2021 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine...

What's the boronic acid?A boronic acid is an alkyl or aryl substituted boric acid containing a carbon – boron bond belonging to the larger class of organoboranes.It is a compound related to boric acid...

Once-daily treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with an inhaler combining fluticasone furoate (FF), umeclidinium (UMEC) and vilanterol (VI) reduced all-cause...

Diabetes is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by high blood sugar levels over a long period of time. Symptoms include frequent urination, increased thirst and hunger. When you have...

Two new medications commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes are similar in their ability to reduce major heart complications, including heart attack, stroke and death from cardiovascular disease...

Hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) or PEG-linkers are particularly attractive as a linker for conjugation. Water solubility, lack of toxicity; low immunogenicity and well defined chain lengths and...