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- University of Houston Scientists Repurpose Cancer Drugs to Resolve Intestinal Stress in Crohn’s Disease Treatment Breakthrough
Published: Apr 28, 2026
Section: Medical News
A multi-institutional research team has identified a way to repair the gut barrier in Crohn’s disease patients by targeting underlying epithelial cell stress. By utilizing low dose...
- University of Houston Researchers Identify Cancer Drug Repurposing Strategy to Heal Gut Barriers in Crohn’s Disease
Published: Apr 28, 2026
Section: Medical News
Biologists at the University of Houston have discovered that repurposing the cancer medications pazopanib and ponatinib could repair the intestinal lining in Crohn's disease patien...
- Repurposed Drug Trio Offers Safer Alternative for Aggressive Infant Leukemia Following Breakthrough Preclinical Survival Results
Published: Apr 27, 2026
Section: Medical News
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have identified three existing medications, including acetazolamide and tacrolimus, as potent candidates for treating a rare and severe f...
- Existing Heart and Blood Pressure Medications Could Reverse Silent Fatty Liver Disease Epidemic
Published: Apr 22, 2026
Section: Medical News
Researchers at the University of Barcelona have discovered that combining the drugs pemafibrate and telmisartan can effectively eliminate liver fat buildup in animal models. This r...
- Repurposed Alcoholism Drug Disulfiram Exploits Genetic Vulnerability to Target APC-Deficient Colorectal Cancer Cells
Published: Apr 7, 2026
Section: Medical News
Researchers have identified a "synthetic lethal" strategy that uses the ALDH2 inhibitor disulfiram to kill colorectal cancer cells harboring mutations in the APC gene. The study, p...
- The AI Prescription: Accelerating the End of "Incurable" Diseases
Published: Mar 30, 2026
Section: Healthy Lifestyle
Researchers are leveraging generative AI and machine learning to identify new treatments for Parkinson's, MRSA, and thousands of rare diseases. By screening libraries of over 45 mi...