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Programming DNA to deliver cancer drugs
New technology could lead to the development of new cancer therapies...
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H-DAPPs nanoparticles show ability to locate and treat breast tumours
Researchers have developed a fluorescing nanoparticle capable of finding tumours, lighting up upon arrival and being activated with light to generate heat to destroy the cancer cells...
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Slow-release hydrogel aids immunotherapy for cancer
An immunotherapy drug embedded in a slow-release hydrogel appears to be highly effective at killing cancer cells...
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Novartis forms alliance to develop medicines for cryptosporidiosis
Novartis and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have formed an alliance to advance the development of Novartis' drug candidate KDU731...
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Drug-delivering capsules could sustain transplanted insulin-producing cells
A drug-carrying microsphere within a cell-bearing microcapsule could be the key to transplanting insulin-secreting pig pancreas cells into human patients...
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Crizotinib-radiation therapy combination may help preserve hearing in NF2
Adding the targeted cancer therapy drug crizotinib to radiation therapy for tumours associated with the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis 2 may reduce the hearing damage that can be exacerbated by radiotherapy...
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Edible QR code could be the medicine of the future
In a new study, researchers have developed a new method for producing medicine on a white edible material containing a QR code that contains the medical drug...
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Researchers develop wireless light switch for targeted cancer therapy
A team of scientist have developed a way to wirelessly deliver light into deep regions of the body to activate light-sensitive drugs for photodynamic therapy...
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Enzyme replacement therapy to treat alpha-mannosidosis
The EMA has recommended granting a marketing authorisation in the EU for Lamzede a long-term enzyme replacement therapy for alpha-mannosidosis...
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Miniaturised neural system developed for chronic local intracerebral drug delivery
Miniaturised system could be used to treat neurological disorders that affect specific brain regions...
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Nanoparticle vaccine offers universal protection against influenza
Researchers have developed a universal vaccine to combat influenza A viruses that produces long-lasting immunity...
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Combination chemotherapy may significantly improve treatment for glioblastoma
Addition of hydroxyurea to current chemotherapy significantly improved survival in animal models of glioblastoma...
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The company that never stops inventing
3M’s inventions have improved daily life for hundreds of millions of people all over the world since 1902. Silvia Perez, President and General Manager of the Drug Delivery Systems (DDS) Division of 3M, highlights some of her company’s recent innovations.
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Drug capsule may allow weekly HIV treatment
Replacing daily pills with a weekly regimen could help patients stick to their dosing schedule...
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Skin patch offers solution to antibiotic resistance
A new type of skin patch that administers drugs directly into the bloodstream is being tested as a possible answer to the antibiotic resistance crisis...
