An oral vaccine can prevent urinary tract infections for up to 9 years
MV140 is a new vaccine to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections up to 9 years that is administered orally every day for three months and could offer a safe and effective...
An oral antidiabetic could stop motor symptoms of Parkinson’s
The motor symptoms experienced by Parkinson's patients could be reduced thanks to the oral medication lixisenatide, which is already used to treat diabetes and has shown promise in slowing the progression...
Chemicals in household products harm brain health
Products such as shampoos and commonly used objects such as furniture contain certain chemicals that could be linked to neurological diseases such as multiple sclerosis and autism, according to a study...
The drug pregabalin is associated with almost 3,400 deaths in the United Kingdom
The drug pregabalin, used to treat epilepsy or anxiety, and sold under names such as Lyrica or Alzain, could be responsible for the deaths of almost 3,400 people in the United...
Sotyktu, an innovative pill financed for psoriasis, arrives in Spain
Deucravacitnib (Sotyktu®) is an innovative treatment for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults that is taken orally as one tablet per day and will be funded by the public health...
Experimental slimming pill reduces 13% of weight in just 3 months
Amicretin is a new diet pill that in its first trial has managed to double the effectiveness of new 'miracle' anti-obesity drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, as participants lost 13%...
A compound in broccoli could help prevent and treat strokes
A natural compound derived from broccoli can improve the effectiveness of antithrombotic medication to treat strokes without causing side effects such as bleeding and prevent these events in at-risk patients.Stroke is...
They investigate the immune response of a German who received 217 COVID vaccines
German scientists are examining the exceptional case of a 62-year-old man who has been vaccinated against COVID-19 more than 200 times in 29 months in order to investigate how hypervaccination affects...
Spain will finance empagliflozin to treat chronic kidney disease
Health approves the financing of empaglifozin to treat chronic kidney disease in adults, which has been shown to reduce the risk of disease progression and cardiovascular death and the risk of...
Finasteride for hair loss could lower cholesterol
Men who take finasteride to treat alopecia or benign prostatic hyperplasia have lower cholesterol levels, and mice given the drug also see cardiovascular benefits.Finasteride is a medication that is primarily used...
The EMA recommends approving the second drug against ALS in the EU
The European Medicines Agency recommends approving Qalsody (tofersen) to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in adults with the SOD1 mutation, after proving that it reduces neuronal damage and improves motor abilities.Amyotrophic...
Vydura, the first drug to prevent and treat migraine, arrives in Spain
Vydura, from Pfizer, is the first medication to prevent and treat migraine attacks in adults that reduces pain during the first two hours and provides sustained relief for up to two...
A revolutionary drug can help prevent rheumatoid arthritis
They demonstrate that the biological drug abatacept, which is already used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, can also prevent its onset in people at risk of developing this inflammatory disease, according to...
They create a super killer antibiotic to kill multi-resistant bacteria
They design a new antibiotic, cresomycin, capable of acting effectively against many drug-resistant infections, as it kills many strains of multidrug-resistant bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.The resistance of bacteria...
Drug for cocaine addiction could treat colon cancer
The drug vanoxerin to treat cocaine addiction suppresses the activity of cancer stem cells in tissues of patients with colon cancer and in tumors in laboratory animals and could help combat...
A cancer drug could also help treat Parkinson’s
Spanish researchers prove that Rucaparib, a drug used against several types of cancer, could help in the treatment of Parkinson's thanks to the biochemical transformations it undergoes within the body.From time...
Scientists code ChatGPT to design new drugs
Californian scientists have developed their own GenAI model similar to CHATGPT to design new synthetic drug compounds to treat diseases.Generative AI platforms, from ChatGPT to Midjourney, are making headlines in 2023....
Drugs to treat erectile dysfunction reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s
A study of almost 270,000 men reveals that those who took drugs to treat erectile dysfunction, such as Viagra or Cialis, were 18% less likely to develop Alzheimer's, so they could...
Spain will finance nivolumab for the treatment of lung cancer
Health approves the financing of the drug nivolumab (Opdivo) in combination with chemotherapy after a trial has shown that it improves the treatment of lung cancer and increases patient survival.The drug...
The new malaria vaccine reduces symptomatic cases by 75%
The new malaria vaccine R21/MatrixM has reduced symptomatic cases in young children by 68 to 75% in the year following its administration and could significantly reduce deaths from the disease.A phase...
They create a method to administer insulin to diabetics orally
A new method that allows insulin to be administered orally and released according to the patient's needs has been successfully tested in baboons and rodents and could be ready to treat...
Italfarmaco receives FDA approval to export its medicines
The Italfarmaco Group production plant in Spain has received approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be able to export its medicines to the American market.The FDA...
New therapy improves treatment to eradicate Helicobacter pylori
A study coordinated by Spanish scientists reveals that a new treatment regimen is more effective than the traditional one in eradicating 'H. pylori', a bacteria that causes diseases such as...
Nasal spray could protect people at high risk from COVID-19
They design several forms of IgA monoclonal antibodies to be administered directly to the mucosal surface using a nasal spray, which could be effective in protecting the population at highest risk...
An antiepileptic drug promises to curb the symptoms of osteoarthritis
A drug used in the treatment of epilepsy can help relieve pain and slow the joint degeneration that causes osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis, which especially affects the hands,...
Antibiotic Zosurabalpine May Eliminate Deadly Superbug
Zosurabalpine is a new antibiotic developed by Roche scientists capable of eliminating the bacteria 'Acinetobacter baumannii', which could help reduce deaths associated with hospital-acquired bacterial infections.Infections due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria have...
Hydroxychloroquine against COVID caused thousands of deaths in Spain
The treatment of COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine in hospitalized patients at the beginning of the pandemic would have caused the premature death of almost 17,000 people in six countries, 2,000 of them...
An anti-HIV drug is effective against tuberculosis and HIV in babies
Spanish scientists demonstrate for the first time that an antiretroviral therapy to treat tuberculosis and HIV infection in adults and older children is also effective in combating both diseases in babies.The...
Antidiabetic drug prevents women from gaining weight if they stop smoking
Dulaglutide is a type 2 diabetes medication that helps regulate glucose and control weight and may prevent women from gaining weight after quitting smoking, which would reduce relapse rates.Quitting smoking is...
Anti-HIV drugs can reduce the risk of multiple sclerosis by 72%
Antiretroviral therapy used to control HIV infection could be useful in preventing multiple sclerosis or slowing its progression in people with the disease, a large study of patients suggests.Sometimes a drug...
