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Science sub-journal: Anticancer drug acalabrutinib is expected to treat cytokine storm in patients with severe COVID-19

Science sub-journal: Anticancer drug acalabrutinib is expected to treat cytokine storm in patients with severe COVID-19

Early data from a clinical study suggest that blocking Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) provides clinical benefits for a small group of patients with severe COVID-19. The researchers responsible for the study observed […]

The world’s first achondroplasia drug

The world’s first achondroplasia drug

BioMarin is a global biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative therapies for patients with severe and life-threatening rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases. Its product portfolio includes seven commercial […]

Valinomycin is expected to treat sars-cov-2 infection

Valinomycin is expected to treat sars-cov-2 infection

Natural products are very important because they have significant medicinal properties such as antiviral, antimicrobial and anticancer activity. The latest breakthrough in DNA sequencing shows that many microbial genomes (such […]

Baicalin and baicalein can effectively inhibit SARS-CoV-2

Baicalin and baicalein can effectively inhibit SARS-CoV-2

Coronavirus type 2 of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-cov-2) causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in humans and there is no cure. In the fight against COVID-19 epidemic, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) […]

US clinical trials prove that remdesivir is effective in treating COVID-19!

US clinical trials prove that remdesivir is effective in treating COVID-19!

COVID-19 is still raging around the world. However, so far there is no clinical evidence that any drug is effective for COVID-19 patients. Remdesivir is one of many coronavirus treatment […]

The past and present of coronavirus

The past and present of coronavirus

Most of us are infected with coronavirus at least once in our lives. This may be a worrying fact for many people, especially those who have only heard of the […]

Nat Med: disaster comes from the nose! SARS-CoV-2 can invade the body through key nasal cells!

Nat Med: disaster comes from the nose! SARS-CoV-2 can invade the body through key nasal cells!

Two special cell types in the nose have been identified as possible initial infection sites of COVID-19 coronavirus. Scientists have found that goblet cells and ciliated cells in the nose […]

Carbomer

Carbomer

What is carbomer? Carbomer is a kind of polymer formed by chemical cross-linking of acrylic acid or acrylate with allyl ether, including polyacrylic acid (homopolymer) and long-chain alkyl alcohol acrylate polymer […]

Will small molecular drugs be the “savior” of SARS-CoV-2?

Will small molecular drugs be the “savior” of SARS-CoV-2?

A novel coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 (previously known as 2019-nCoV) is spreading widely and rapidly around the world. The disease of SARS-CoV-2 infection is termed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by WHO. […]

Heavy news for diabetes! Johnson & Johnson Invokana approved for use in patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic nephropathy

Heavy news for diabetes! Johnson & Johnson Invokana approved for use in patients with type 2 diabetes and diabetic nephropathy

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) ‘s Janssen Pharmaceuticals has announced that Health Canada has approved a new indication for the glucose-lowering drug Invokana (canagliflozin): Complementary drugs for standard care therapies for […]