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First patients given lab-grown blood cell transfusion
The second-ever patient has been transfused with lab-grown red blood cells in a clinical trial, promising an effective treatment for patients.
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UK at the forefront of advanced therapies
Advanced therapies are a ground-breaking new class of medicines that use gene therapy, cell therapy or tissue engineering to treat disease and injury. Rachel Bell, Trainee Patent Attorney at Marks & Clerk, and Ceri Roberts, Scientific Training Manager – Cellular and Molecular Therapies at NHS Blood and Transplant, discuss some…
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IL-6 antagonists reduce risk of death in hospitalised COVID-19 patients, finds analysis
WHO recommends IL-6 antagonists plus corticosteroids for hospitalised COVID-19 patients based on their ability to reduce risk of death and the need for mechanical ventilation.
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Oral antibiotics effective at killing P. aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis patients
A clinical trial has shown that antibiotics administered orally are just as effective at killing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis patients as intravenous antibiotics.
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Microbial compound in new fluconazole formulation used to combat Candida albicans
Researchers have used a specific chemical signal released from a major bacterial pathogen to improve the activity of fluconazole against Candida biofilms.
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Thermally stable chikungunya vaccine developed by researchers
Researchers have developed a chikungunya vaccine that can be stored at warm temperatures and manufactured quickly, which has been validated in animal models.
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Lithium treatment and GKS3 suppression could lead to kidney failure
Researchers have warned that certain psychiatric medications and treatments for bipolar disease could lead to the development of kidney failure...
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Fluorescent marker to help guide surgeons remove brain tumours
Researchers have used a fluorescent marker to aid surgeons in locating high-grade brain tumour cells, enabling accurate and safe removal...
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Mass Spectrometry: In-Depth Focus 2014
In this free-to-view Mass Spectrometry In-Depth Focus: Some tricks and tools for structural characterisation of natural products using Electrospray mass spectrometry, Mass spectrometry in the biopharmaceutical industry: from the mundane to the cutting edge, and Mass Spectrometry roundtable...
