A novel compound capable of halting virus replication has been discovered by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). Read the rest of this entry »

A drug commonly prescribed for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may damage nerve cells, according to researchers at John Hopkins University.

Almost 50 per cent of HIV patients will develop some type of cognitive impairment. Read the rest of this entry »

Nanoparticles could now be used to deliver drugs directly to an organelle within a cell, researchers at the University of Georgia have found. Read the rest of this entry »

The first-ever patients in a clinical drug trial for the treatment of Progeria have shown signs of improvement, according to The Progeria Research Foundation (PRF) and Boston Children’s Hospital. Read the rest of this entry »

Cholesterol-lowering drugs, or statins, may not prevent the development of blood clots as previously thought.

Evidence for this conflicting hypothesis is presented in a paper written by international researchers which was published in PLOS Medicine. Read the rest of this entry »