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NHS announces groundbreaking personalised child cancer treatment
The NHS has announced a groundbreaking new treatment, CAR-T, for children with leukaemia...
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Gene therapy receives Champalimaud Vision Award
The Champalimaud Vision Award has been awarded to research teams for the development of a gene therapy...
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FDA approves the first drug with an indication for treatment of smallpox
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved TPOXX (tecovirimat), the first drug with an indication for treatment of smallpox...
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The MERIT of working with microalgae
Algenuity, based in Stewartby, Bedfordshire, is celebrating the successful launch of the MicroalgaE as Renewable Innovative green cell facTories project, MERIT, a three-year ERA CoBioTech project financed under the Horizon 2020 programme...
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FDA approves Epidiolex derived from marijuana, for severe epilepsy
The FDA has approved Epidiolex oral solution for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy...
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Veliparib improves overall response rates in SCLC patients
Novel biomarker identified those with improved progression-free and overall survival...
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Implantable device delivers drugs straight to the heart
Device can deliver drugs, proteins and stem cells directly to diseased tissue...
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Weekly injections shows HIV-1 viral suppression
Results from a pivotal trial of a new HIV therapy, show that PRO 140 is an effective, long-acting therapeutic for previously treated HIV-1 infected patients...
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NIH begins testing Ebola treatment in early-stage trial
Scientists developed monoclonal antibody from Ebola survivor...
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FDA approves Prolia for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
The FDA has approved the use of Prolia for the treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIOP) in men and women at high risk of fracture...
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DNA-based vaccine treatment for colorectal cancer to undergo first human study
Researchers hope immunotherapy will prevent against overactive immune response...
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FDA approves Aimovig as a preventive treatment for migraines
The FDA has approved Aimovig for the preventive treatment of a migraine in adults. The treatment is given by once-monthly self-injections...
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Diabetes drugs show promise to treat symptoms of Alzheimer’s
Discovery of a pathway linking Alzheimer's disease and Type 2 diabetes leads to new strategies to preserve brain health...
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Microbeads to combat infection show promise in burn wound simulations
A potential alternative to antibiotics, protein-coated beads block bacteria from binding host cells...
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Does the Falsified Medicines Directive lead to a European pack coding guideline?
The Directive on Falsified Medicines (FMD, or Directive 2011/62/EU amending Directive 2001/83/EC) and its supplementing Delegated Regulation (DR 2016/161) aim to improve patient safety by preventing falsified medicines from entering the legal supply chain...
