About 1.5 million people died of tuberculosis (TB) in 2017, making it the most lethal infectious disease worldwide. A growing rise in drug-resistant TB is a major obstacle to successfully treating the illness. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Umea University in Sweden have found a compound that prevents…
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Blood Test Detects Alzheimer’s Damage Before Symptoms
Decreased Deep Sleep Linked to Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
Drugs That Suppress Immune System May Protect Against Parkinson’s
Drug Believed to Reduce Postoperative Pain and Delirium Does Neither
To blunt postoperative pain and reduce the need for opioid drugs following surgery, anesthesiologists often give patients low doses of the drug ketamine during operations. Recent research even suggests ketamine might alleviate postsurgical delirium and confusion in older adults. But a new study led by anesthesiologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis…
Rogue Breast Tumor Proteins Point to Potential Drug Therapies
Potential Drug Target Identified for Zika, Other Viruses
Scientists potentially have found a way to disrupt Zika and similar viruses from spreading in the body. A team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified a single gene pathway that is vital for Zika and other flaviviruses to spread infection between cells. Further, they showed that shutting down a single…