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January 4, 2019     Pharmacy / Pharmacology     The latest pharmacy / pharmacology news from News Medical

Developing 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 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 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   This 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   Isolated 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   In 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   Premature 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   Continuous 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   Babies 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   New 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   Eccrine 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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