There is provided a method of manufacturing silica microspheres includes the steps of mixing acid and water to form a mixture; adding a silicon alkoxide to the mixture so as to precipitate microspheres; allowing the microspheres to settle into a sediment and removing a supernatant liquid; and immersing the microspheres in acid.

A composition comprising a hydrogen peroxide source and at least one salicylate. Preferably, the hydrogen peroxide source comprises hydrogen peroxide and a means for generating hydrogen peroxide.

This invention refers to a probiotic composition consisting of the bacteria Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium longum, preferably of the strains L. rhamnosus CECT8361, L. casei CECT9104 and B. longum CECT7347, and its use as an antioxidant. This composition is particularly useful in the treatment and/or prevention of damage, at the molecular level, caused by oxidative stress, preferably during high intensity physical exercise.

In some aspects, the disclosure relates to compositions and methods comprising ActRII polypeptides to treat, prevent, or reduce the progression rate and/or severity of pulmonary arterial hypertension, particularly treating, preventing or reducing the progression rate and/or severity of one or more pulmonary arterial hypertension associated complications.

The present disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions for treating fungal and bacterial infections. The pharmaceutical compositions of the disclosure comprise a cationic surfactant, a chelating agent, and at least one solvent. The pharmaceutical compositions of the disclosure can be used to treat drug-sensitive or multi drug-resistant bacterial or fungal infections.

The use of dianhydrogalactitol provides a novel therapeutic modality for the treatment of non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) and ovarian cancer, as well as other types of malignancy, including brain metastases of NSCLC. Dianhydrogalactitol acts as an alkylating agent on DNA that creates N.sup.7 methylation. Dianhydrogalactitol is effective in suppressing the growth of cancer stem cells and is active against tumors that are refractory to temozolomide, cisplatin, and tyrosine kinase inhibitors; the drug acts independently of the MGMT repair mechanism. Dianhydrogalactitol can be used together with other anti-neoplastic agents and can possess additive or super-additive effects.

Compositions may include a therapeutic that is released from the composition to treat any number of ailments or conditions (e.g., pain, infection, cancer, osteoporosis) or to help accelerate local tissue regeneration (e.g., growth hormone, bone morphogenic protein) or to assist with surgical or therapeutic treatment (e.g., imaging modality), or any of a combination thereof.

The invention relates to formulations and methods of using formulations of topical preparation of diaminophenothiazine compounds such as 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium chloride in the prevention and/or treatment of peripheral neuropathy and its associated conditions, particularly in the eye. In a preferred embodiment, a topical formulation comprising 3,7-bis(dimethylamino)phenothiazin-5-ium chloride encapsulate in poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) microparticles is prepared, wherein the microparticles are coated with a mucoadhesive agent such as chitosan.

This disclosure relates to a method of treating, preventing, or reducing a symptom of a virus infection, including a SARS-CoV-2 infection, by administering an effective amount of tdsRNA optionally with an anti-viral agent, to a subject.

Described herein are synthetic progestogens, such as 6β,7β:15β,16β-Dimethylene-3-oxo-17α-pregn-4-ene-21,17-carbolactone, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. Also described are methods of use.