DDN Dialogues https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com 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. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2023 All rights reserved. Science:Life Sciences 1440 episodic DDN Dialogues is a new podcast from Drug Discovery News exploring the stories behind the latest advances in drug discovery research. Drug Discovery News Drug Discovery News No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/16749498/69174_DDN_Dialogues_logo_for_Apple_Podcast_KR_1400x1400_p8nnwc.jpg DDN Dialogues https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com 144 144 Seeing into the future of autism detection Seeing into the future of autism detection https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/seeing-into-the-future-of-autism-detection/ https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/seeing-into-the-future-of-autism-detection/#comments Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400 DDNDialogues.podbean.com/6e7104f3-e84e-3a57-a86d-450b8c8e0c2a 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. 

]]> 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. 

]]> Drug Discovery News false No 937 11 full Healing a broken heart Healing a broken heart https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/healing-a-broken-heart/ https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/healing-a-broken-heart/#comments Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400 DDNDialogues.podbean.com/ed55afdf-6bd9-3949-a458-5fa00c860713 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Drug Discovery News false No 1085 10 full The antibiotics hidden in medieval recipes The antibiotics hidden in medieval recipes https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/the-antibiotics-hidden-in-medieval-recipes/ https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/the-antibiotics-hidden-in-medieval-recipes/#comments Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400 DDNDialogues.podbean.com/67b6554c-7d9a-30bd-8c8e-bd8fef2571fd Could the solution to antibiotic resistance already have been discovered? Microbiologists and historians probe medieval and ancient texts to find out.

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

]]> Drug Discovery News false No 1538 9 full Rejuvenating the retina to save vision Rejuvenating the retina to save vision https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/rejuvenating-the-retina-to-save-vision/ https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/rejuvenating-the-retina-to-save-vision/#comments Wed, 29 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400 DDNDialogues.podbean.com/0cd6759e-dc0e-3e34-8160-19f139658ae9 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Drug Discovery News false No 907 8 full From warhead to cancer-killer, the quest for more actinium-225 From warhead to cancer-killer, the quest for more actinium-225 https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/from-warhead-to-cancer-killer-the-quest-for-more-actinium-225/ https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/from-warhead-to-cancer-killer-the-quest-for-more-actinium-225/#comments Wed, 08 May 2024 00:00:00 -0400 DDNDialogues.podbean.com/1fdfd380-43ef-3cd4-9ca3-8a7828403fb0 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

]]> 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

]]> Drug Discovery News false No 1732 7 full Sex differs in matters of the heart Sex differs in matters of the heart https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/sex-differs-in-matters-of-the-heart/ https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/sex-differs-in-matters-of-the-heart/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400 DDNDialogues.podbean.com/8a768cef-3acb-3942-af0c-aa1d6a6a45e8 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Drug Discovery News false No 1197 6 full The diabetes gene that broke all the rules The diabetes gene that broke all the rules https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/the-diabetes-gene-that-broke-all-the-rules/ https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/the-diabetes-gene-that-broke-all-the-rules/#comments Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500 DDNDialogues.podbean.com/79e6da6d-a5de-3bbb-9e93-f4c1c88d16c7 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Drug Discovery News false No 955 5 full Making sugar healthy Making sugar healthy https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/making-sugar-healthy/ https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/making-sugar-healthy/#comments Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0500 DDNDialogues.podbean.com/1e5454c2-180b-3451-8113-a0041cfe37fb With some out-of-the-box engineering, researchers have developed a nature-inspired strategy to turn sugar in packaged foods into gut-healthy fiber.

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

]]> Drug Discovery News false No 999 4 full All eyes on space All eyes on space https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/all-eyes-on-space/ https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/all-eyes-on-space/#comments Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0400 DDNDialogues.podbean.com/352b2217-4803-37f3-aa47-a913a90b1feb  Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome impairs astronauts’ vision, but new strategies to study the condition in space and on Earth may lead to treatments.

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

]]> Drug Discovery News false No 1321 3 full A new hope for Chagas disease A new hope for Chagas disease https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/a-new-hope-for-chagas-disease/ https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/a-new-hope-for-chagas-disease/#comments Wed, 23 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400 DDNDialogues.podbean.com/4514ca3e-406a-385b-bb83-282a88dcdf4a 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Drug Discovery News false No 1278 2 full Demystifying misophonia Demystifying misophonia https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/demystifying-misophonia/ https://DDNDialogues.podbean.com/e/demystifying-misophonia/#comments Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:21:21 -0400 DDNDialogues.podbean.com/98d7efa1-4379-3a5c-bd91-be584550587f 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.

]]> 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.

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