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DDN Dialogues is a new podcast from Drug Discovery News exploring the stories behind the latest advances in drug discovery research.

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    • Sep 18, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 19m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from DDN Dialogues

    Seeing into the future of autism detection

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 15:37


    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. 

    Healing a broken heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 18:05


    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.

    The antibiotics hidden in medieval recipes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 25:38


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

    Rejuvenating the retina to save vision

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 15:07


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 28:52


    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

    Sex differs in matters of the heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 19:57


    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.

    The diabetes gene that broke all the rules

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 15:55


    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.

    Making Sugar Healthy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 16:39


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

    All Eyes on Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 22:01


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

    A New Hope for Chagas Disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 21:18


    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.

    Demystifying Misophonia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 10:57


    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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