Allison Whitten, PhD
@allisonpwhitten
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Assistant Editor @DrugDiscovNews. PhD @VanderbiltU. Past @AAASMassMedia @DiscoverMag @QuantaMagazine. Fan of @UMichFootball.
Nashville, TN
Joined August 2018
RT @DanielJDrucker: Allison Whitten @allisonpwhitten updates concepts informing the safety of GLP-1 medicines for Drug Discovery News http….
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GLP-1 agonists have transformed the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity, but they come with side effects. Physicians say the benefits outweigh the risks.
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RT @DrugDiscovNews: Gene therapies for Alzheimer’s disease are under study in clinical trials. They could one day heal the brain of patie….
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RT @DrugDiscovNews: Skin cancer may be preventable in the future with a new gel developed by @KYTsaiLab, @SarinKavita, and NFlection Therap….
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Avoiding skin cancer could be as easy as slathering on a gel that the body rapidly metabolizes.
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RT @DrugDiscovNews: What if we could prevent autoimmune diseases from ever starting?. @allisonpwhitten interviewed researchers working to m….
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RT @DrugDiscovNews: “It’s particularly frustrating that, despite the fact that we've learned so much about addiction, it has been very diff….
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RT @sci_steph: Today, the FDA approved the first new type of drug for schizophrenia in 70 years. Check out @allisonpwhitten's deep dive int….
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A new type of drug for schizophrenia could finally be approved in September. Others may not be far behind.
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RT @DrugDiscovNews: Researchers are trying out some pretty unexpected ways to get the heart to regenerate after a heart attack. Jens Tank….
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RT @DrugDiscovNews: Opioid overdose can be treated with naloxone. But for stimulant drug overdoses, there are no treatments. @allisonpwhi….
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No pharmaceutical treatments exist for addictions to drugs like cocaine or cannabis. Now, scientists are engineering gene therapies, immunotherapies, and more.
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RT @DrugDiscovNews: In the 1990s, @pfizer shelved an effective antipsychotic drug due to its side effects. Years later, Andrew Miller, no….
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A new type of drug for schizophrenia could finally be approved in September. Others may not be far behind.
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RT @DrugDiscovNews: After more than 70 years, a new antipsychotic drug is on the horizon. “The idea that [KarXT] is going to be the first….
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RT @DrugDiscovNews: What if doctors could treat heart attacks with a strong dose of regeneration? . In this new DDN Dialogues podcast, @all….
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RT @DrugDiscovNews: Heart muscle can’t regrow after a heart attack. But researchers like @heshamasadek, Jens Tank, Charles Murry, and Jim….
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RT @DrugDiscovNews: Researchers led by @ericsongg @YaleMed uncovered a never before seen immunological connection between the eye and brain….
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RT @maxdkozlov: 🤯 Key brain signal linked to memory formation deteriorates after sleep deprivation, finds a study in rats. Even a night o….
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Nature - Study in rats shows that a key brain signal linked to memory formation deteriorates after broken sleep.
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RT @DrugDiscovNews: What if Alzheimer’s disease (AD) takes root in the brain long before symptoms arise? . @jennyhsieh5 of @UTSA studied br….
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By watching brain organoids develop, researchers observed surprising abnormalities caused by mutations in a gene related to early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
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RT @DrugDiscovNews: “Prioritizing creativity can itself lead to tangible advances. Many of the most famous scientific discoveries never wou….
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RT @sci_steph: I had so much fun making this podcast episode and would love if you gave it a listen! Also, check out our episode page for s….
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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.
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RT @prof_horvath: Young blood reverses aging in old organs. Article by Allison Whitten in Drug Discovery News.
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Young blood rejuvenates aging organs in rodents. Researchers are studying the potential to use young blood-based treatments in aging humans too.
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RT @DrugDiscovNews: Researchers are exploring young blood as a treatment to rejuvenate aging organs. “In a way, it’s nature’s cocktail or….
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Young blood rejuvenates aging organs in rodents. Researchers are studying the potential to use young blood-based treatments in aging humans too.
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RT @DrugDiscovNews: In drug development, macrocyclic peptides aren’t too big or too small. They’re just right to target difficult protein-p….
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