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Metformin found to be safe for most diabetics with kidney disease
Acidosis related to use of metformin seen only in those with severely decreased kidney function...
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Talazoparib shows promise for early-stage BRCA+ breast cancer patients
Once-daily oral pill could replace preoperative chemotherapy in patient population if validated in larger trials...
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NanoFlares help to detect serious scarring of wounds
Scientists have developed a new way of seeing when heavy wound scars are forming and providing doctors with the chance to intervene...
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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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Eczema drug effective against severe asthma
Two new studies of patients with difficult-to-control asthma show that the eczema drug dupilumab alleviates asthma symptoms and improves patients' ability to breathe better than standard therapies...
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Bioengineered gel aids brain tissue regrowth after stroke
Replacement neurons, blood vessels fill in stroke cavity; gel provides scaffolding...
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A single-injection vaccine for the polio virus
Nanoparticles could offer a new way to help eradicate the disease worldwide...
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FDA approves first epoetin alfa biosimilar for the treatment of anaemia
The FDA has approved Retacrit as a biosimilar to Epogen/Procrit for the treatment of anaemia caused by chronic kidney disease, chemotherapy, or use of zidovudine in patients with HIV infection...
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New molecule to improve pharmaceuticals draws inspiration from nature’s toolbox
New catalyst is specifically tuned to integrate fluorine atoms into a new organic product...
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FDA expands approval of Gilenya to treat multiple sclerosis in paediatric patients
The FDA has approved Gilenya to treat relapsing multiple sclerosis in children and adolescents age 10 years and older...
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FDA approves Briviact for partial-onset seizures in paediatric epilepsy
The approval provides paediatric epilepsy patients a treatment option which can be initiated at a therapeutic dose from day one...
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Noninvasive therapy may reverse atherosclerosis
Researchers synthesized self-assembling peptide amphile nanofibers that targeted areas of plaque and could be delivered by intravenous injection...
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Engineers make drug microparticles a thousand times faster than ever before
Engineers have developed a microfluidic system where more than ten thousand of these devices run in parallel, all on a silicon-and-glass chip that can fit into a shirt pocket...
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FDA grants fast track designation for a Chikungunya vaccine
Fast Track program is designed to facilitate development and expedite review of therapies and vaccines to address unmet health needs...
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Osteoporosis drug could treat human hair loss
A new drug could ease the distress of men and women who suffer from baldness...
