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 January 4, 2019 
 Pharmacy / Pharmacology 
 The latest pharmacy / pharmacology news from News Medical 
 Developing the Next Generation of Water-soluble DREADDsDeveloping the Next Generation of Water-soluble DREADDs
 
An interview with James Flanaghan, discussing the uses of DREADDs in neurobiological research and the advantages of water-soluble ligands.
 
   Study investigates influence of different opioids on driving performanceStudy investigates influence of different opioids on driving performance
 
Taking opioids for the treatment of pain has been associated with increased risks of crashing among drivers, but it is unknown whether this applies to all opioids or pertains to specific opioids only.
 
   VCU researchers test vaccine against opioid abuseVCU researchers test vaccine against opioid abuse
 
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers are testing a vaccine against opioid abuse developed by the Scripps Research Institute in California. The vaccine is meant to block the effects of heroin and fentanyl in patients with opioid use disorder.
 
 Drug Repurposing: Biomedical Tools and Research Techniques
 
Drug Repurposing: Biomedical Tools and Research TechniquesThis article describes the benefits of drug repurposing over traditional drug development, and the scientific methods used to identify new uses of a drug.
 
 
 Simple protocol rescues stressed liver cells
 
Simple protocol rescues stressed liver cellsIsolated human hepatocytes are essential tools in preclinical and clinical liver research, but cell quality is highly variable. Now, researchers from Uppsala University have devised a simple protocol that improves hepatocyte quality and enables cells from a wider quality spectrum to be used in standard and advanced cell culture. The findings are published in Archives of Toxicology.
 
 
 Study of infrequent cannabis users compares adverse effects of vaping and smoking
 
Study of infrequent cannabis users compares adverse effects of vaping and smokingIn a small study of infrequent cannabis users, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown that, compared with smoking cannabis, vaping it increased the rate of short-term anxiety, paranoia, memory loss and distraction when doses were the same.
 
 
 Innovative inhalation system to treat premature babies with lung diseases
 
Innovative inhalation system to treat premature babies with lung diseasesPremature babies who are born before their lungs have finished maturing often suffer from a lack of surfactant - a substance necessary for lung development.
 
 
 Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke triggers changes in the heart's electrical activity
 
Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke triggers changes in the heart's electrical activityContinuous indoor exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke triggers changes in the heart's electrical activity, known as cardiac alternans, that can predict cardiac arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death, a new study from UC Davis Health researchers shows.
 
 
 UA scientists uncover biological processes leading to rare brain disorder in babies
 
UA scientists uncover biological processes leading to rare brain disorder in babiesBabies born with pontocerebellar hypoplasia type Ib often do not survive past one year. Born with an underdeveloped brain, infants struggle to move, feed and even breathe.
 
 
 Study reveals urban and rural differences in prenatal exposure to essential and toxic elements
 
Study reveals urban and rural differences in prenatal exposure to essential and toxic elementsNew findings from a team of Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine researchers reveal urban and rural differences in prenatal exposure to essential and toxic elements.
 
 
 Key device patent issued to pioneer of wearable sweat sensor
 
Key device patent issued to pioneer of wearable sweat sensorEccrine Systems, Inc., an advanced sweat sensor company, today announced that a key patent, US10136831, has been issued to Dr. Jason Heikenfeld, Co-Founder & CSO, and prominent University of Cincinnati researcher.
 

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