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FDA approves Mylotarg for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia
The FDA has approved Mylotarg for the treatment of adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia whose tumours express the CD33 antigen...
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Superbug squashed by super-team of antibiotics
Researchers have found that a novel combination of antibiotics that was able to kill E. coli carrying mcr-1 and ndm-5 genes within 24 hours...
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Experimental treatment for Niemann-Pick disease appears safe
An experimental drug has appeared to slow the progression of Niemann-Pick disease type C1...
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Double network hydrogels make drug-releasing systems safer
Double network hydrogel composed of two interwoven polymer nets to improve the safety of drug-delivery systems that reside within the stomach...
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Government funds dwindle for cardiac arrest research
National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to conduct cardiac arrest research has dwindled in the last decade and is a fraction of government spend...
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Microneedle patches for flu vaccination prove successful in first human clinical trial
Small skin patches with dissolvable microneedles were safe and well-tolerated, generated robust immunity against influenza, could be self-administered by study participants and were strongly preferred over shots.
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Antibiotics: resist the resistance
15 September 2016 | By Niamh Louise Marriott, Digital Content Producer
European Pharmaceutical Review caught up with Destiny Pharma’s CEO, Dr Love, for an exclusive interview to discuss why the pharmaceutical industry needs to radically change its approach to antibiotics in order to combat the threat of bacterial resistance…
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Biomarker breakthrough could improve Parkinson’s treatment
16 August 2016 | By University of Florida
Scientists have found that using magnetic resonance imaging reveals areas where Parkinson’s disease causes progressive decline in brain activity, a biomarker discovery which will help to evaluate new experimental treatments to slow or stop the disease’s progression...
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Diabetes drug pioglitazone may prevent recurring strokes
18 February 2016 | By Victoria White
A new study has found that pioglitazone may prevent recurrent stroke and heart attacks in people with insulin resistance but without diabetes...
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Wanted: Zika virus researchers
10 February 2016 | By Victoria White, European Pharmaceutical Review
The MRC has launched a £1m rapid response funding initiative to better understand the nature of the risk posed by the Zika virus. Find out about this initiative and NIH's call for research here...
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Tenofovir linked to lower bone mineral content in newborns
30 September 2015 | By Victoria White
Pregnant women who received the anti-HIV drug in their third trimester gave birth to babies whose bone mineral content was 12% lower than that of infants who were not exposed to the drug...
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Study raises doubt about health benefits of omega-3
25 August 2015 | By Victoria White
A large clinical trial by researchers at the National Institutes of Health has found that omega-3 supplements did not slow cognitive decline in older people...
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Vaccine for West Nile virus enters human clinical trials
7 July 2015 | By Victoria White
A new investigational vaccine designed to protect against West Nile Virus infection is being tested in a Phase 1 clinical trial...
