An interdisciplinary team at Jena University Hospital achieved a surprisingly rapid and significant improvement in two ...

Delve into the hidden innovation system of drug repurposing. When patents expire and commercial value fades, a new wave of ...

A drug commonly used to treat epilepsy could be repurposed to significantly boost the response to vaccines in humans, helping protect those for whom the vaccine is less effective, such as older adults ...

In a group of health-related headlines, one says "Hope for new drug approach. As government-supported research in the US is being decimated by funding cuts, it was refreshing to attend iDR25 (the ...

An international study led by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has identified a promising strategy to enhance the safety of nanomedicines, advanced therapies often ...

Americans pay a lot of money for prescription medications. In 2023, spending on prescription drugs in the United States topped $722 billion, a trend that's expected to continue. Yet, nearly 30% ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is asking for input on repurposing older drugs for new therapeutic uses to address unmet medical needs across a wide range of therapeutic areas. FDA said that ...

A team of U.S. clinicians has launched a first-of-its-kind observational study on how repurposed drugs with expired patents, such as ivermectin, might help in treating cancer. The study, led by the ...

Drug repurposing holds immense promise when approached deliberately rather than as a fortunate accident, as Christopher Snyder and Sarrin Chethik argue in “You Can Teach an Old Drug New Tricks” (op-ed ...