Methotrexate Better at Treating Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis
King's College London
Clinical trial findings establish methotrexate as the gold standard treatment for atopic dermatitis in children
Disease Treatment
IL-1 Receptor Blocker Doesn’t Reduce Myocarditis Complications
European Society of Cardiology
Anakinra treatment didn’t show a significant spike in the number of days free of myocarditis in the largest randomized controlled trial
HCV Treatments Fail to Reach Majority, Infections Rage On
Swathi Kodaikal, MSc
Report highlights missed opportunities that warrant immediate attention from the government, experts, and the public
New NIH Trials to Evaluate Long COVID Treatments
National Institutes of Health
Phase 2 clinical trials aimed to quickly identify, test, and offer the most effective long COVID treatment options
The Essential Role of Water Purity in Drug Target Discovery
Marnie Willman, BSc
Water purity can drastically impact quality control during drug discovery, validation, and characterization
Cells and Animals Require High-Grade Water
Marnie Willman, BSc
Impure or contaminated water can negatively affect your model experiments
A Robot Is Only as Good as Its Tools
Marnie Willman, BSc
Using impure water can reduce the reproducibility of laboratory robots’ work during hit discovery
NIH Study: Three-Month TB Regimen in Trial Safe but Ineffective
National Institutes of Health
Identifying shorter TB treatment regimens may reduce demands on health systems worldwide
Novel Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Enters Clinical Trial
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Results of the trial using the CM001 inhalable drug formulation are expected in 2024
WHO Updates COVID-19 Guidelines
World Health Organization
Updates to the guidelines relate to masks, treatments, and isolation periods