Benzodiazepines associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Current advice points to single or occasional use of the drug, and it is not recommended to be used for longer than four weeks...
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Peak Scientific reveals dedicated gas solution for MP-AES
Peak Scientific, the global leader in gas generation for analytical laboratories, has today introduced its latest nitrogen gas solution to the market. HALO, a nitrogen gas generator specifically designed for MP-AES, is an evolution of Peak’s successful Genius 3055 nitrogen generator...
AI uses patient data to administer less toxic treatments
The researchers found that doses were often missed, with some treatments being scheduled twice a year instead of monthly...
Prostate cancer treatment reduced from 37 treatments to 5
A minimally invasive hydrogel technology was administered, and has previously shown to decrease treatment side effects...
Leicester to support chronic lung disease sufferers globally
“We will work with health care professionals and patients to develop a form of rehabilitation that will be acceptable to all those involved."
Successful kidney transplants from hepatitis C infected individuals
Transplantation followed by antiviral therapy cured hepatitis C in 100 percent of patients receiving kidneys from infected donors...
Doxorubicin disrupts the immune system to cause heart toxicity
Doxorubicin induced irreversible dysregulation which decreased the levels of lipoxygenases and cyclooxygenases in the left ventricle...
Cardiac monitoring for high-risk breast cancer patients ‘should be prioritised’
Cardiac monitoring of high-risk breast cancer patients should be prioritised, after research revealed low rates of heart monitoring seen in the patients receiving trastuzumab.
Sensitive blood tests diagnose heart attacks sooner than conventional methods
The ‘new’ test is one currently used in Europe, however the US Food and Drug Administration have recently given approval for the high-sensitivity troponin test...
Stem cells to grow new immune system in Crohn’s disease patients
A phase III clinical trial looks to use a patients own stem cells to treat the debilitating disease...
Nano-optic endoscope penetrates deep tissue at high resolution
The images captured by the nano-optic endoscope shows cellular structures in fruit flesh clearly, and tissue layers and fine glands in sheep...
Public trust in use of Big Data for health science ‘is vital’: researchers
Maintaining public confidence in the use of Big Data for health research is essential, according to international researchers.
AdvantaPure® introduces new case studies on tubing, closures and molded assemblies
AdvantaPure has released three new case studies focused on fluid transfer challenges involving biopharm and pharmaceutical applications. Each Study Describes Processing Problems, Customer Goals, and Product Solutions...
Aimovig approved by EU for migraine prevention
Researchers found that more than one quarter (26 per cent) of patients taking Aimovig 70mg were migraine free after month 15...
Impurity in valsartan leads to voluntary recall
Some drugs with active ingredient valsartan have been recalled due to presence of impurity NMDA...
