Metformin lowers risk of late miscarriage in pregnant women with PCOS
The oral diabetes medication metformin seems to reduce the chance of a late miscarriage and premature birth among women with polycystic ovary syndrome...
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Acoustic Cluster Therapy drives drug therapies to cancer cells
Researchers are testing the use of pulsed sound waves to direct and focus cancer drug therapies...
Tamoxifen and raloxifene slow down the progression of muscular dystrophy
Long-term treatment with selective estrogen receptor modulators improves muscle, respiratory, and skeletal function without weakening bone in new mouse studies...
FDA grants Fast Track designation to nintedanib for SSc-ILD
Boehringer Ingelheim has announced that the FDA has granted Fast Track designation to nintedanib for the treatment of SSc-ILD...
Single steroid-bronchodilator treatment improves persistent asthma
UConn-led review finds new class of long-acting bronchodilators effective for patients with uncontrolled asthma...
Semaglutide may help people with obesity lose weight
A compound that mimics a naturally occurring hormone that regulates appetite may help people who have obesity but not diabetes to lose weight...
Wickham Laboratories to exhibit at Making Pharmaceuticals UK 2018
Wickham Laboratories Ltd will exhibit on Stand 309 at the Making Pharmaceuticals Conference on 24 – 25 April 2018 at Ricoh Arena, Coventry...
Dimethandrolone undecanoate shows promise as a male birth control pill
A new birth control pill for men appears to be safe when used daily for a month, with hormone responses consistent with effective contraception...
Medicinal cannabis is safe and effective — it’s time to reboot research
Researchers are calling for medicinal cannabis to be properly established in our modern medical arsenal...
H7N9 influenza vaccine clinical trials begin
Two new clinical trials testing an experimental vaccine to prevent influenza caused by an H7N9 influenza virus are now enrolling volunteers at sites across the United States...
Amisulpride reduces post-operative nausea and vomiting
An innovative use of a known drug is showing promise as an effective treatment for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV)....
Quality By Design Symposium
The techniques and philosophy of Quality by Design are now being widely embraced by pharmaceutical and other manufacturing companies...
Long-term PPI use does not increase hip fracture risk in Alzheimer’s patients
Researchers have found that the long-term proton pump inhibitor use does not increase the risk of hip fracture among persons with Alzheimer's disease...
Scientists develop rapid test that determines antibiotic resistance
Scientists in Germany have developed a test using electric fields and Raman spectroscopy to ascertain specific antibiotic resistance of pathogens and thus enable the prescription of effective treatment.
MLE490 reduces the number and severity of hot flushes in menopause
A new class of experimental drugs reduces hot flushes in menopausal women by almost three-quarters in just three days...
