DDN Dialogues

Sep 17 2024 11 ep. 19 mins 1
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DDN Dialogues is a new podcast from Drug Discovery News. Join us as we explore the stories behind the latest advances in drug discovery research.

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Seeing into the future of autism detection

Sep 17 2024 15 mins  
According to the CDC, about 1 in 36 children in the United States has autism. An early and accurate diagnosis is hugely important for children and their parents as they learn how to navigate life on the spectrum. A recent study in Nature described a new method to aid early detection of autism using a smartphone app.

Healing a broken heart

Aug 13 2024 18 mins  
After a heart attack, the damage is permanent — for now. Researchers are testing innovative ways to get the heart to regenerate muscle cells and fix itself.

The antibiotics hidden in medieval recipes

Jul 02 2024 25 mins  
Could the solution to antibiotic resistance already have been discovered? Microbiologists and historians probe medieval and ancient texts to find out.

Rejuvenating the retina to save vision

May 28 2024 15 mins  
In diabetic macular edema, senescent cells build up in the retina, leading to vision loss. A new drug forces these undead cells to die, healing the retina.

From warhead to cancer-killer, the quest for more actinium-225

May 07 2024 28 mins  
Actinium-225 is a radioactive isotope that kills cancer cells with a burst of alpha particles, but it was difficult to make enough of it — until now. https://www.drugdiscoverynews.com/from-warhead-to-cancer-killer-the-quest-for-more-actinium-225-15934

Sex differs in matters of the heart

Mar 26 2024 19 mins  
An off-the-cuff request at the local butcher led to a serendipitous discovery about heart valve disease, leading to potential new sex-specific ways to treat it.

The diabetes gene that broke all the rules

Feb 27 2024 15 mins  
Researchers discovered a new gene required for pancreas development, but much to their surprise, they found that it was absent in all animals except primates.

Making sugar healthy

Jan 30 2024 16 mins  
With some out-of-the-box engineering, researchers have developed a nature-inspired strategy to turn sugar in packaged foods into gut-healthy fiber.

All eyes on space

Oct 31 2023 22 mins  
Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome impairs astronauts’ vision, but new strategies to study the condition in space and on Earth may lead to treatments.

A new hope for Chagas disease

Aug 22 2023 21 mins  
Chagas disease stems from a parasitic infection. Now, with the help of a few insect-eating monkeys, a new treatment for this condition is on the horizon.