Osteoporosis drug may benefit heart health
The osteoporosis drug alendronate was linked with a reduced risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack and stroke...
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PET scan tracer predicts success of cancer vaccine
By engineering a special molecule to track certain immune cells in the body, scientists have invented a litmus test for the effectiveness of a newly devised cancer therapy...
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...
New cancer immunotherapy drugs rapidly reach patients after approval
The majority of patients eligible for cancer immunotherapy drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors received treatment within a few months of FDA approval, according to a new Yale-led study.
Noninvasive therapy may reverse atherosclerosis
Researchers synthesized self-assembling peptide amphile nanofibers that targeted areas of plaque and could be delivered by intravenous injection...
Oral antibiotics may raise risk of kidney stones
Paediatric researchers have found that children and adults treated with some oral antibiotics have a significantly higher risk of developing kidney stones...
Sensitive new assay detects hepatitis B infection in single liver cells and serum
Technique measuring the cccDNA marker may allow earlier detection of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients...
Treatment for MRSA no longer more costly than for susceptible Staph aureus infections
A new study found that infections caused by the drug resistant bacteria - methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, known as MRSA - are no more expensive to treat than MSSA, the methicillin-susceptible version of the same bacteria.
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...
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...
iSIM-TIRF microscope offers unprecedented look at biological processes in living cells
NIH researchers combine two microscope technologies to create sharper, faster images...
FDA approves Tafinlar-Mekinist combination for the treatment of ATC
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Tafinlar and Mekinist administered together, for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer that cannot be removed by surgery...
Scientists identify cause of resistance to breast and ovarian cancer drug
Scientists have identified a mutation that gives cancer cells resistance to the breakthrough cancer treatment olaparib and other PARP inhibitors...
Osteoporosis drug could treat human hair loss
A new drug could ease the distress of men and women who suffer from baldness...
RSSL appoints new Head of Training
Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL) has appointed Katarzyna Szymaniec to lead its accredited pharmaceutical training business and align its strategic development with the diverse needs of professionals working within the sector...
