Tag: Drug

NANJING: Chinese scientists from China Pharmaceutical University (CPU) have made a groundbreaking discovery about how bacteria resist phage infections. This new finding reveals an antiviral mechanism that could guide future drug development. Phages are viruses that target bacteria, but bacteria have evolved various mechanisms to protect themselves against these infections. Previous studies showed that infected […]

Our bodies have 206 bones that make up our framework and keep us moving. These bones, made of calcium, minerals, and collagen, are quite resilient and can heal themselves if they break. Teeth, however, are a different story. They’re made from similar materials and are the hardest part of our body thanks to their enamel. […]

Japanese researchers are nearing a major breakthrough in dental medicine with a drug that can regrow human teeth. Developed by Toregem Biopharma, this state-of-the-art treatment targets the USAG-1 gene, which inhibits tooth growth, enabling new teeth to form from existing buds. The drug has presented promising results in animal trials, and has paved the way […]

Dubai: The brave, highly skilled officers of Dubai Police have recently dismantled an international drug trafficking network and revealed the culprits’ secret methods in smuggling the harmful toxins after only seven hours of receiving the report. The General Department of Anti-narcotics at Dubai Police received a tip-off about a drug-trafficking gang attempting to smuggle drugs […]

DUBAI – Dubai Customs seized nearly three million captagon pills, which is the largest so far this year and foiled a major attempt to smuggle them into the country. Inspection officers of the Sea Customs Centre Management at Jebel Ali Port thwarted the illegal shipment thanks to coordination between different sections coupled with the use […]

Oregon on Tuesday became the first US state to decriminalise hard drugs, including the possession of small amounts of heroin and cocaine, and to legalise access to “magic mushrooms” for therapeutic use. Some other states, including Arizona and Montana, meanwhile appeared poised in early results to legalize recreational marijuana in line with a trend sweeping […]

The dirty picture is playing on Indian TV news for weeks. Bollywood is the latest big bad villain for the nation that is regularly served easy targets by the government and TV anchors to vent its outrage on. On the face of it the TV coverage of the supposed drug use in Bollywood appears plain […]