Drug repurposing — the identification of new therapeutic indications for approved drugs or clinical-stage candidates — offers one of the most efficient strategies to deliver new treatments to patients ...

Modern biopharma firms are adapting their R&D investment strategies in response to challenges such as the impending $300 ...

SDG 3 - Good health and wellbeing. This Scientific Reports Collection welcomes original research on Drug repurposing and repositioning efforts. Narrative review articles are also welcomed, to our ...

Baritinib is a drug to treat rheumatoid arthritis. After outbreak of COVID-19, Benevolent AI Company discovered that AAK1 is a regulatory factor in the process of SARS-CoC-2 infection by generating a ...

The quest to prolong life has gone on for as long as human existence itself, from the mythical Fountain of Youth to quick-fix ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently launched a drug repurposing initiative that may signal a shift in how ...

Repurposing and repositioning have gained considerable attention from a range of stakeholders, including NIH, academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and even some technology companies, for ...

Americans pay a lot of money for prescription medications. In 2023, spending on prescription drugs in the United States topped $722 billion, a trend that's expected to continue. Yet, nearly 30% ...

The COVID-19 pandemic created a large, sudden unmet public health need for rapid access to safe and effective treatments. Against this backdrop, policy makers and researchers have looked to drug ...

An interdisciplinary team at Jena University Hospital achieved a surprisingly rapid and significant improvement in two patients with an autoimmune peripheral nervous system disorder. The team ...