Could scorpion venom inspire new treatments for liver disease?
From blocking inflammatory immune pathways to disrupting hepatitis viruses, scorpion-derived peptides are attracting attention as potential drug candidates,…
Peptides may persist in Venusian clouds
In the search for life beyond Earth, scientists have long focused on one key ingredient: liquid water.…
Ancient proteins revived to inspire new antimicrobial treatments
University of Oregon biologists have resurrected prehistoric proteins up to 160 million years old that carry natural antimicrobial…
Meet the parents putting their kids on Ozempic
By the time he turned ten, Jenna Ceriani’s son was too heavy to play football. The local league…
New vaccine strategy targets overlooked regions of malaria parasite
Malaria kills more than half a million people a year, most of them young children in Africa. Two…
RFK Jr.’s FDA Is Making Moves On Peptides — And Most Doctors Aren’t Celebrating
It’s hard to go anywhere without hearing talk of peptides, currently paramount in people’s minds in large part…
The Startup Using AI To Make Hearing Aids Better
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at Fortell’s efforts to make a better hearing aid, Abby…
What to Know About Peptides the FDA Is Considering for Use
An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration convened Thursday to evaluate whether compounding pharmacies should be…
Emerging non-endocytic transmembrane delivery strategies for precision medicine
Conventional endocytosis-mediated delivery is limited by poor endosomal escape efficiency, making intracellular delivery of therapeutic biomacromolecules a long-standing…
An FDA Panel Just Endorsed These Unproven Peptides
Peptides are inching closer to the mainstream. A panel of experts on Thursday narrowly recommended that the Food…
FDA puts pharmacist on notice for selling unapproved weight-loss injections
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A former Rancho Santa Fe pharmacist has agreed to stop selling unapproved weight-loss injections…
Study links collagen peptides to improved bone health in runners
Collagen is a protein found in skin, hair, nails, tendons, cartilage, and bones. Our bodies naturally produce collagen…