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Using graphene as a tunable ion filter
NIST researchers have shown how graphene can be modified with pores and used as an ion filter, and could be adapted for use in drug delivery systems...
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‘Contact lens’ patch used to treat eye diseases
Researchers from Singapore have developed a contact lens patch type system to deliver drugs to the eye in order to combat various eye conditions...
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Drug delivery using miRNA-enriched extracellular vesicles
Researchers have developed a method of producing extracellular vesicles on a large scale to deliver drugs offering a standardised method of manufacture...
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Strong spending seen in US medical and health R&D over five-year period
The pharmaceutical industry accounted for 67 percent of the total spending on research and development, with federal government accounting for 22 percent...
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Trial results show compound makes radiotherapy more effective
A trial has shown that radiotherapy is more effective when levels of ropidoxuridine in a patients' body reach a certain level...
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Drug delivery to the brain using scorpion venom
IRB researchers have developed a method to use a peptide found in chlorotoxin identified in scorpion venom to deliver drugs through the blood-brain barrier...
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Anti-HER2 drug benefits patients with stomach and bowel cancer
The antibody ZW25 can bind two distinct regions of the HER2 receptor to block the growth of cancer cells and has shown signs of anti-tumour activity...
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Heart failure therapy for patients with acute illness
Yale-led research has shown how sacubitril-valsartan improves markers of poor prognosis in individuals who are hospitalised with acute heart failure...
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Targeted radiation using TARE-Y90 for children with liver cancer
A review of a study on children with liver cancer has shown the effectiveness of Transarterial Radioembolization with Yttrium-90 as a course of treatment...
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Zoliflodacin shows promise in treating uncomplicated gonorrhea
Zoliflodacin was found to be effective in curing all rectal gonorrheal infections in patients during a Phase II clinical trial...
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Statistical model to calculate potential success of new drugs
A statistical model has been developed to calculate the success of drugs for individuals, which could lead to the availability of precision medicine...
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Fixed-combination drug products for hypertension treatment
The FDA has released a set of guidance notes for sponsors looking to combine approved hypertension drugs for more effective treatments...
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‘Alarming’ percentage of families share leftover antibiotics
A study has found that an alarming number of families share leftover antibiotics between siblings, parents and others not even related to the family...
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Brexit – will all the medicines get to the patients?
Two years after the UK narrowly voted to exit the EU it remains unclear as to what this may involve. In July 2016, Theresa May stated that “Brexit means Brexit.” But what exactly did that mean?
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AdvantaPure® introduces AdvantaSil™ ultra low temperature silicone tubing
A new product is available from AdvantaPure: AdvantaSil Ultra Low Temperature Silicone Tubing...
