Freeze-dried TB vaccine candidate enters Phase 1 human clinical trial
A vaccine that does not require a cold chain could be much more easily distributed to communities in need…
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Price disclosure legislation ‘not likely to lower drug costs in the US’
Trump's administration has recommended that drug prices are widely advertised to help push prices down - but a study has shown that the scheme may not work...
Lithium treatment and GKS3 suppression could lead to kidney failure
Researchers have warned that certain psychiatric medications and treatments for bipolar disease could lead to the development of kidney failure...
ProCellics™ software new release
ProCellics™ software is available with ProCellics™ GMP bioprocess in-line analyser. ProCellics™ software has been specifically developed to address bioprocess monitoring needs...
AI could cut abnormal chest X-ray analysis times
Researchers have developed an AI system that could cut the time it takes for X-rays to be examined, analysed and processed...
Tool enables imaging of neural activity with near-infrared light
NIR-GECO1 could help the development of effective treatments for pressing health conditions, including neurodegenerative diseases
Frequent aspirin use linked to increased bleeding
A study has found that long term aspirin use increases patients' risk of major bleeding events by 43 percent, with 1 in 200 having a major bleed...
Cancer drug with accelerated approval fails Phase III trial
Results did not confirm the clinical benefit of Lartruvo in combination with doxorubicin compared to doxorubicin alone…
European approval for combination lumacaftor/ivacaftor paediatric cystic fibrosis drug
A paediatric treatment for 2 to 5 year olds has been approved by the European Commission to treat children with the most common form of cystic fibrosis...
Blood test for early detection of severe lung-transplant rejections
A blood test could identify whether a newly transplanted lung is being rejected by a patient, despite there being no outward features...
Combination therapy for coinfection with HIV and leishmaniasis
A combination of AmBisome monotherapy and miltefosine could be beneficial when treating a coinfection of HIV and visceral leishmaniasis...
Chemical structures quickly revealed using enhanced NMR
Researchers have developed an enhanced NMR method that could determine the structures of complex molecules much quicker than before...
FDA grant to help increase generic drugs delivered intravaginally or by IUD
Of the 21 drugs designed for delivery directly to the female genital tract, only four have a cost-effective, generic equivalent...
Computer programme that could bypass patents to produce synthetic drugs
Software that can bypass current intellectual property and design medication with the same function as top drugs could help pharma companies...
European Commission approves prostate cancer treatment Erleada
Erleada (apalutamide) has been approved for non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients who are at high risk of developing metastatic disease
