Drug & Treatment Development News

Published August 2022

The field of drug and treatment development is a fascinating one! Enjoy these curated articles from across multiple fields of development, not all of which are in my areas of expertise.

WHO declares global health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
16,000 cases and counting. Low fatality rate but debilitating and spreading rapidly.

Is a serotonin deficiency to blame for depression? Probably not, recent study finds
If it isn’t serotonin, then what is it?

Martin Shkreli Is Back With a Web3 Drug Discovery Platform

The disgraced, convicted fraudster with a lifetime ban from the pharma industry is trying to find a way back with “Druglike”: will it be different enough to help him elude the ban?

‘Silent killer’ disease researchers to receive £4.4m drug trial funding
Chagas disease affects millions of people worldwide. Current treatments have limited effectiveness and significant side effects. Experts at the Welcome Centre for Anti-Infectives aim to develop a new drug treatment for the disease.

Treat and repeat: Oncolytic virus therapy for brain cancer
Until now, oncolytic virus therapy of glioblastoma multiforme has consisted of a single injection. Patients in this study received up to 6 monthly injections of virus and had surprisingly good outcomes in a small, uncontrolled trial.