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Nanoshells could deliver more chemo with fewer side effects
In vitro study verifies method for remotely triggering release of cancer drugs...
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Vetter expands its footprint in Asia Pacific region
Company establishes its presence in South Korea...
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Combination analysis reveals effects of combining clinically used drugs
The effect of combining clinically used drugs for the treatment of colon cancer analysed using novel open source software...
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4-in-1 vaccine may provide lifelong protection against influenza
A vaccine combining centralised ancestral genes from four major influenza strains appears to provide broad protection against influenza...
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Combined therapies increase side effects for patients with advanced breast cancer
Patients with advanced breast cancer who are treated with a combination of drugs are at increased risk of suffering adverse side effects...
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Nusinersen enables infants with SMA to regain motor function
Infants with SMA are more likely to show gains in motor function and survive without assisted support when treated with nusinersen...
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Topical valsartan found to be effective in accelerating chronic wound healing
A topical gel made from a class of common blood pressure medications has been found to accelerate the healing process of chronic skin wounds...
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Plastic nanoparticles could improve cancer drug delivery
Scientists have developed self-assembling polymer molecules - an advance that could improve the delivery of toxic drugs to tumours...
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Smart artificial beta cells could lead to new diabetes treatment
Researchers have designed synthetic beta cells that secrete insulin in response to high blood sugar...
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New treatments help those with mild, moderate and severe eczema
Crisaborole and dupilumab approved for atopic dermatitis…
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Researchers identify ineffectiveness of Alzheimer’s drug semagacestat
Scientists have found that some potential γ-secretase inhibitors such as semagacestat, do not function as true inhibitors as originally expected...
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Tarloxitinib puts tumour-seeking tail on anti-EGFR drug to target lung cancer
Researchers have proposed a unique way to reach the concentration of anti-EGFR drug needed to fight exon 20 insertions without harming healthy tissues...
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Albendazole-antibiotic combination shortens therapy for parasitic diseases
Researchers have found a way of reducing the treatment required for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis from several weeks to seven days...
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Ingredients In-Depth Focus 2017
In this issue Dave Elder discusses issues around the manufacture of film coatings and Adeyinka Aina and colleagues consider the potential medicinal uses and efficacy of the flavonoids epigallocatechin and epicatechin, which can be extracted from the Spondias mombin plant.
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Ketamine may help treat migraine pain unresponsive to other therapies
Ketamine, a medication commonly used for pain relief and increasingly used for depression, may help alleviate migraine pain...
