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...
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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...
GlycoSCORES technique accelerates protein therapy research
Researchers have developed a new biotech technique that promises to accelerate research into protein therapies...
Sponsored trial of a universal influenza vaccine begins
A Phase 2 clinical trial of an investigational universal influenza vaccine intended to protect against multiple strains of the virus has begun in the United States...
Triboluminescence instrument rapidly tests drug crystallinity
Researchers have created a device that can quickly and inexpensively determine whether new pharmaceutical formulations have trace crystallinity...
Improved glass slide turns microscopes into thermometers
Advancement could streamline and boost scientific research all over the world, help computing industry...
Antipsychotics during pregnancy may raise risk of gestational diabetes
Women who take certain antipsychotic medications and continue the use of these medications through pregnancy may be at increased risk for gestational diabetes...
Microbeads to combat infection show promise in burn wound simulations
A potential alternative to antibiotics, protein-coated beads block bacteria from binding host cells...
