Pharmapedia

20 February 2025

Dysfunctional B Cells is a new Cancer Immunotherapy Target

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center scientists have discovered a novel subset of cancer-fighting immune cells that reside outside of their normal neighborhood, known as the tertiary lymphoid structure, where they become frustratingly dysfunctional when in close contact with tumors.

10 January 2025

Koprosteine (Procysteine) : Multifunctional active

Vinay Kumar Singh.
Head-Formulation
Kumar Organic Products Research Centre Pvt. Ltd.,
Bengaluru
Email : formulation_krc@kopresearchcentre.net

13 December 2024

Antidepressants may act in gut to reduce depression and anxiety

Most of us have experienced the effects of moods and emotions on our gastrointestinal tract, from “butterflies” in the stomach caused by nervousness to a loss of appetite when we’re feeling blue.

12 December 2024

Stanford scientists transform ubiquitous skin bacterium into a topical vaccine

Imagine a world in which a vaccine is a cream you rub onto your skin instead of a needle a health care worker pushes into your one of your muscles. Even better, it’s entirely pain-free and not followed by fever, swelling, redness or a sore arm. No standing in a long line to get it. Plus, it’s cheap.

3 December 2024

Bacteria modify ribosomes to dodge antibiotics

Bacteria modify their ribosomes when exposed to widely used antibiotics, according to research published in Nature Communications. The subtle changes might be enough to alter the binding site of drug targets and constitute a possible new mechanism of antibiotic resistance.

28 October 2024

Mandelic Acid (Kopandelic acid)

Vinay Kumar Singh.
Head-Formulation
Kumar Organic Products Research Centre Pvt. Ltd.,
Bengaluru
Email : formulation_krc@kopresearchcentre.net

17 October 2024

Econea (Kopconea) : An Antimicrobial

Vinay Kumar Singh.
Head-Formulation
Kumar Organic Products Research Centre Pvt. Ltd.,
Bengaluru
Email : formulation_krc@kopresearchcentre.net

Econea is 2-(p-chlorophenyl)-3-cyano-4-bromo-5-trifluoromethyl pyrrole.

9 October 2024

India evolving as antimicrobial stewardship

Study finds that in contrast to developed countries that kept resistance levels under control, a considerable increase in resistance to various classes of antibiotics occurred in ESKAPE pathogens in India over the 2010-2020 decade. The study is published in the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents.