In 1982, the FDA approved isotretinoin (Accutane), a Vitamin A derivative, for use in patients with acne. No new methods of acne medication had been approved from 1982 until the approval of topical clascoterone in August 2020, almost 40 years later. Topical clascoterone is a cream that is applied directly to the skin of areas […]
Researchers looking for prevention and treatment strategies for COVID-19 that are not impacted by SARS-CoV-2 mutations published findings in Pathogens that showed that a combination of diphenhydramine (the active ingredient antihistamine in Benadryl) with lactoferrin (an immunologically active protein found in human and cow milk) reduced SARS-CoV-2 replication by 99% in human cells. Background The […]
Using the University of Florida’s HiPerGator supercomputer with the University of California San Francisco’s DOCK software, researchers have identified two dipeptides as small molecule activators of the peptidase neurolysin enzyme. Peptidase neurolysin is an enzyme that has been found to be “one of the brain’s potent, self-protective mechanisms promoting preservation and recovery of the brain […]
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