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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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  1. 2024-09-18

    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.

  2. 2024-08-14

    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.

  3. 2024-07-03

    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.

  4. 2024-05-29

    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.

    Rejuvenating the retina to save vision

  5. 2024-05-08

    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

  6. 2024-03-27

    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.

  7. 2024-02-28

    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.

  8. 2024-01-31

    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.

  9. 2023-11-01

    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.

  10. 2023-08-23

    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.

  11. 2023-07-11

    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.

    Demystifying misophonia
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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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    2023 - 2024
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