Thalidomide is a medication with several different effects, one of which is promoting sleep in the context of insomnia. In a new study, researchers from the University of Tsukuba have discovered that ...

More than 50 years after the discovery of thalidomide's tragic ability to stunt limbs in developing human fetuses, researchers have now identified a cellular protein involved in the drug's side ...

Researchers demonstrate that the hypnotic and teratogenic effects of thalidomide are separable. Thalidomide is a medication with several different effects, one of which is promoting sleep in the ...

Thalidomide is a medication with several different effects, one of which is promoting sleep in the context of insomnia. In a new study, researchers from the University of Tsukuba have discovered that ...

Researchers in Japan and Italy have deepened understanding of the way in which thalidomide causes developmental abnormalities at the molecular level. An international study co-authored by researchers ...

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, researchers have turned to existing medicines to see whether they can be repurposed to treat COVID-19. And surprisingly, the drug thalidomide is also being ...

The problematic morning sickness drug thalidomide caused birth defects in thousands of children during the 1950s. The compound was recently repurposed as an anticancer treatment, and progress has been ...

Thalidomide’s harms, though well documented, have never been completely understood at the molecular level. Now, more than 60 years after thalidomide caused birth defects in thousands of children whose ...

An international study has unveiled a detailed view of how thalidomide, one of the most notorious drugs ever developed, causes abnormalities in limb and ear development. The findings may contribute to ...

The beneficial effects of thalidomide have been demonstrated in systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis, cutaneous manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus, Behçet's disease and Crohn's ...