Dietary xenoestrogens may reduce effectiveness of breast cancer treatment
A new study suggests breast cancer patients taking palbociclib/letrozole combination therapy should avoid foods rich in xenoestrogens...
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Interactive app provides disease management tool for diabetes
Scientists have developed an online interactive app to help motivate patients to be more active in managing their disease...
Project Hercules to lead way in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Pharmaceutical companies are sponsoring a project to generate, align and share disease-level data across an entire condition for health technology assessments...
3D printing technique creates super soft biological structures
A new 3D printing technique allows researchers to replicate biological structures, which could be used for tissue regeneration and replica organs...
Scientists develop powerful technique to study the secrets of nanodomains
A team of UK scientists have harnessed an innovative new method to gain a greater understanding of signalling stations within living cells, called nanodomains.
Ozempic approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes
Health Canada has approved Ozempic to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus when metformin is not tolerated or contraindicated...
WMFTG unveils Flexicon PF7 tabletop peristaltic liquid filling machine
New from Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Group (WMFTG) is the Flexicon PF7 peristaltic tabletop aseptic liquid filling machine optimised for operation in GMP regulated industries such as biotechnology, pharmaceutical and diagnostics...
Drug capsule may allow weekly HIV treatment
Replacing daily pills with a weekly regimen could help patients stick to their dosing schedule...
Upadacitinib receives breakthrough therapy designation for atopic dermatitis
Phase 3 clinical program for upadacitinib in atopic dermatitis, the most common type of eczema, is planned to begin in the first half of 2018...
Propranolol delays tumour growth and increases survival when combined with immunotherapy
A common, inexpensive drug that is used to prevent heart attacks and lower blood pressure may also help melanoma patients live longer...
EMA accepts MAA for romosozumab in the treatment of osteoporosis
The EMA has accepted the Marketing Authorization Application for romosozumab in the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and in men at increased risk of fracture...
UK Life Sciences firms struggle in post-Brexit war for EU talent
Following the Brexit vote, the UK is already seeing problems in filling senior positions at life sciences companies, with their average “slate” of candidates falling from around 40% non-UK nationals to just 15% non-UK candidates on average...
VSASL imaging can detect placental perfusion abnormalities in foetal CHD
Powerful MRI technique shows blood flow complications before placenta damage is consolidated...
Skin patch offers solution to antibiotic resistance
A new type of skin patch that administers drugs directly into the bloodstream is being tested as a possible answer to the antibiotic resistance crisis...
Advances in PET settle debate over spread of key protein in Alzheimer’s
Advances in brain imaging have enabled scientists to show for the first time that a key protein which causes nerve cell death spreads throughout the brain in Alzheimer's disease...
