Economic incentives and research quality – a letter to the editor
Prof Giovanni Di Guardo, from the University of Teramo, suggests that economic incentives for publishing in high-profile Journals do not appear to hold the key to success
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Anacetrapib reduces risk of serious cardiovascular events
An international clinical trial has assessed the efficacy and safety of adding anacetrapib versus placebo atorvastatin in patients with vascular diseases...
Combination of conventional drugs enhances tumour cell death
Brazilian researchers have investigated whether cisplatin and 5-FU would interfere with the protein pRB...
Sildenafil should be avoided in valvular disease
The SIOVAC trial2 has tested the potential of sildenafil to improve long-term outcomes of patients with residual pulmonary hypertension...
Dual antithrombotic therapy cuts bleeding risk
Researchers have found that using just two anti-clotting medicines for atrial fibrillation is safer than using the current standard treatments...
Next-generation drug testing on chips
Researchers in Japan have designed a small 'body-on-a-chip' device that can test the side effects of drugs on human cells...
Cancer drug can reactivate HIV
A team of scientists have recently discovered how a new drug called JQ1 which is currently in early-phase human cancer trials, can reactivate latent HIV...
Metal simplifies synthesis of antibody drugs
Scientists have developed a method to efficiently modify natural antibodies that can deliver drugs to target cells...
Novartis receives EU approval for ribociclib
Novartis announced that the European Commission approved ribociclib in combination with an aromatase inhibitor for treatment of postmenopausal women with metastatic breast cancer
Infrared spectroscopy could reduce dependence on colonoscopy
A fast, simple blood test for ulcerative colitis using infrared spectroscopy may provide a cheaper, less invasive alternative for screening compared to colonoscopy...
Steroids not effective for chest infections in non-asthmatic adults
Oral steroids should not be used for treating acute lower respiratory tract infection in adults who don't have asthma or other chronic lung disease...
Artificial intelligence predicts dementia before onset of symptoms
Scientists have used artificial intelligence capable of recognising the signatures of dementia two years before its onset...
Cancer Research UK launches trial to test new drug
A clinical trial to test a new cancer drug in patients with advanced solid tumours, launches in four centres across the UK...
FDA evaluates prescription opioid medications approved for children
The FDA has heard from professional groups, including the American Academy of Paediatrics about the use of opioid cough suppressants for children...
Lab Innovations continues its successful partnership with the Royal Society of Chemistry
Lab Innovations – the UK’s only dedicated showcase for laboratory, analytical and biotech equipment – returns to the NEC, Birmingham, for its sixth consecutive year on the 1st and 2nd of November 2017...
