Chemotherapy could lead to mitochondrial dysfunction in skeletal muscle
Chemotherapy drugs commonly used in breast cancer leads to a decrease in muscle mitochondria, and could result in fatigue after treatment...
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Pharmaceutical glass packaging market to grow at 6% CAGR
North America dominates the global market for pharmaceutical glass packaging, due to the region’s technical innovation and strong demand for pharmaceutical products...
Lixisenatide prevents damage to kidneys in diabetes and CVD patients
Lixisenatide has shown prevention of kidney damage in patients with type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease through a study by the EASD...
Peak Scientific gas generators go mobile in Canada with Molecular Science Corporation
Peak Scientific, a global leader in gas generation for analytical laboratories, has recently partnered with Ontario-based Molecular Science Corp. (MSC) to supply nitrogen gas generation systems on their first mobile laboratory aimed at the rapidly expanding cannabis testing and research sector...
Drug repurposing to treat major infectious diseases
A team of researchers have combine three drug databases in the hope of repurposing drugs to treat current major infectious diseases like TB...
Electromagnetic imaging using portable microwave devices
The EMERALD project is supporting 13 PhD students for the development of a portable imaging device that can allow real-time imaging...
Ultra-thin meta lens enables full colour imaging
A meta lens developed by researchers at only one micron thick, has the ability to perform better than any compound lens currently available...
Sildenafil could be linked to irreversible colour vision damage
Retinal damage and long term vision problems have been identified in a patient who took a dose of slidenafil citrate over the recommended limit...
Ciprofloxacin dramatically affects the mitochondrial genome
Researchers have shown how ciprofloxacin, a fluoroquinolone, affects mitochondrial DNA, and could be the cause of side effects experienced from use of the drug...
Alzheimer’s disease patients often show psychotropic polypharmacy
The results of the study were said to be concerning because previous research had linked psychotropic drug use among older people and patients with dementia to several adverse events...
Bacterial therapy shows early promise in patients with advanced solid tumours
Researchers have presented results of a Phase I clinical trial using bacterial Clostridium novyi-NT spores to target advanced solid tumours...
Manufacturing small batches of biopharmaceuticals on demand
Portable biopharmaceutical drug manufacturers could be the future method of producing the drugs on demand for outbreaks of disease...
Biomanufacturing sector set to ‘boost its efficiency’
The next five years will see game-changing improvements made in upstream, downstream and continuous bioprocessing, predicts one industry specialist...
Direct eye injections best treat uveitic macular edema: study
Direct eye injections treat uveitic macular edema more effectively than treatments placed adjacent to the eye, reveals new Mount Sinai research...
Are tiny, soft robots the future of drug delivery?
Researchers have developed a tiny, soft drug delivery robot with multiple legs, which is capable of handling and carrying heavy loads...
