Anti-diarrhea medication may help treat core autism symptoms
By Conn Hastings, science writer Image: Shutterstock.com There are currently no effective treatments for the core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), such as [...]
Pharmacology
From immunopathogenesis to therapeutic interventions: A roadmap for treatment of COVID-19
Study outlines key factors underlying COVID-19 progression and proposes a range of drug treatments: Frontiers in Immunology [...]
Seeing blue after the little blue pill: visual disturbances in sildenafil users
Some men taking the highest recommended dose of sildenafil reported blurred vision, light sensitivity and color issues: Frontiers in Neurology [...]
Can plants in Africa hold new answers to old questions in pharmacology?
Dr Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, former President of Mauritius joins Editorial Board of Ethnopharmacology in Frontiers in Pharmacology [...]
Sleeping safe and sound with new hypnotics
Japanese scientists have shown that a new class of sleeping pill preserves the ability to wake in response to threats like earthquakes or intruders – unlike Ambien, Halcion and other market leaders; Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience [...]
HIV infection, even with antiretroviral therapy, appears to damage a growing child’s brain
HIV-positive children who started ART by the age of 18 months show ongoing disruptions in white matter development, shows a study in Frontiers in Neuroanatomy [...]
Personalized treatment for chronic pain relief?
A study of antidepressant drugs used to treat chronic pain, published in Frontiers in Neuroscience, shows that some individuals might better tolerate certain side effects than others, pointing the way for personalized medicine. [...]
Professor Cheng wins innovation award for startup
Frontiers Editor’s startup Yiviva, developing therapeutics inspired by botanical medicines, wins Innovation Award at the USA-China Health Summit [...]