Pretomanid: XDR-TB may soon become easily treatable
Though the total number of people with XDR-TB and treatment intolerant or non-responsive MDR-TB who will require the new anti-TB drug Pretomanid may not be high, these are people who…
Category: Drug
Explainer: What makes the new drug-resistant TB medicine Pretomanid promising
When used in combination with bedaquiline and linezolid, the newly approved pretomanid drug for MDR-TB and XDR-TB had an overall treatment success rate of about 90%. Besides better effectiveness, the…
IIT Hyderabad: A step closer to oral administration of Kala-azar drug
Using a novel drug-delivery approach, IIT Hyderabad researchers have made oral administration of the drug Amphotericin B for treating Kala-azar and fungal infection possible. The drug encapsulated in polymer nanofibres…
University of Hyderabad’s inhibitor increases effectiveness of malaria drugs
A small inhibitor identified by researchers from the University of Hyderabad can block an enzyme (Rad51) that plays a crucial role in repairing DNA damage in malaria-causing Plasmodium falciparum. The inhibitor,…
IIT Guwahati uses water-repelling cotton for sustained drug release
IIT Guwahati researchers have used extremely water-repelling cotton for sustained drug release lasting as long as 110 days. In moderately water-repelling cotton, the drug is released over 50 days. Two…
IMTECH’s novel compound treats colistin-resistant bacteria
A novel compound isolated from a soil bacterium by IMTECH researchers shows promise in killing Gram-negative bacteria (Klebsiella pneumoniae and E. coli) that are resistant to colistin. Compared with colistin,…
Now, IISc team directly delivers protein into cells
By substituting a hydrogen atom of the protein with an iodine atom, IISc researchers have been successful in directly delivering proteins into mammalian cells. As a result, there was nearly…
Scientists studying AYUSH drugs must involve domain expert, advisory says
An April 2 advisory issued by the AYUSH Ministry makes it mandatory for any non-AYUSH scientists undertaking research on AYUSH drugs or treatment to involve an AYUSH expert. The provocation…
