Antidepressant use may be linked to increased risk of weight gain
Prolonged use of antidepressants may lead to increased risk of weight gain...
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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...
Procedure plus medication is better than standard treatment for heart disease patients
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), along with prescribed medication, is better than medication alone as initial treatment for people with the most common form of heart disease.
Winners of the Cleanroom Technology 2018 Awards announced
The winners of the Cleanroom Technology Awards 2018 have been announced. The awards have been introduced to recognise and reward achievements, celebrating the best product innovations from those exhibiting at the Cleanroom Technology Conference 2018 (16-17 May)...
DNA-based vaccine treatment for colorectal cancer to undergo first human study
Researchers hope immunotherapy will prevent against overactive immune response...
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...
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...
Bioengineered gel aids brain tissue regrowth after stroke
Replacement neurons, blood vessels fill in stroke cavity; gel provides scaffolding...
Development of a quantitative pharmacodynamic assay for apoptosis in fixed tumour tissue
Researchers have developed a highly specific apoptosis assay designed for immunofluorescence microscopy analysis of fixed core needle biopsy specimens...
Ebselen provides promising new avenue for treatment of MND
An international study has shown that the drug-molecule ebselen can correct many of the toxic characteristics of a protein that causes some cases of hereditary motor neurone disease...
A single-injection vaccine for the polio virus
Nanoparticles could offer a new way to help eradicate the disease worldwide...
Innovative light-delivery technique improves biosensors
An innovative way to inject light into tiny silicon microdisks could help meet the need for practical chip-based sensors to detect cancer and other diseases.
Artificial Intelligence improves stroke and dementia diagnosis in CT brain scan
Machine learning has detected one of the commonest causes of dementia and stroke, in the most widely used form of brain scan (CT), more accurately than current methods.
CBD significantly reduces seizures in patients with severe epilepsy
Cannabidiol was shown in a new large-scale, randomised, controlled trial to significantly reduce the number of dangerous seizures in patients with a severe form of epilepsy...
Arthritis drugs potentially safe for expectant mothers
Pregnant mothers may use rheumatoid arthritis drugs without increased health risks to unborn baby...
