DDN Dialogues

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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.

Episodes

  1. 09/18/2024

    Seeing into the future of autism detection

    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.

    16 min

  2. 08/14/2024

    Healing a broken heart

    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.

    18 min

  3. 07/03/2024

    The antibiotics hidden in medieval recipes

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

    26 min
  4. Rejuvenating the retina to save vision

    05/29/2024

    Rejuvenating the retina to save vision

    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.

    15 min

  5. 05/08/2024

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

    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

    29 min

  6. 03/27/2024

    Sex differs in matters of the heart

    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.

    20 min

  7. 02/28/2024

    The diabetes gene that broke all the rules

    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.

    16 min

  8. 01/31/2024

    Making sugar healthy

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

    17 min

  9. 11/01/2023

    All eyes on space

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

    22 min

  10. 08/23/2023

    A new hope for Chagas disease

    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.

    21 min
  11. Demystifying misophonia

    07/11/2023

    Demystifying misophonia

    People with misophonia feel intense anger in response to certain sounds. Can scientists find a cure?   Misophonia Trigger Warning: To skip past a series of sounds that may trigger listeners with misophonia (at 0:28 to 0:52), please skip to 0:52.

    11 min
  • 11 Episodes

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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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  • Creator
    Drug Discovery News
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Clean
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