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UK partnership set to revolutionise oligonucleotide manufacture
CPI, AstraZeneca, Novartis, and The University of Manchester will collaborate to facilitate large-scale manufacture of oligonucleotides.
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Treatment could be delivered to stroke patients via tiny transporters
Scientists have discovered that liposomes can translocate through the blood brain barrier following stroke and may be able to get drugs to the lesions to stop further damage.
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Nanoscale blood test could discover more from cancer patients’ blood
A nanoscale blood test could be used to gain more information from the blood of patients in order to help the identification of cancer in its early stages...
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Widespread side effects from drugs on lungs
After reviewing numerous studies, researchers from various institutions have identified widespread side effects of drugs on the lungs of patients.
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Kineret reduces inflammation in stroke patients
An anti-inflammatory drug given to patients in the early stages of a stroke has been shown to reduce harmful inflammation...
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New drug limits and then repairs brain damage in stroke
30 November 2016 | By
A team of scientists found that a potential new stroke drug not only works in rodents by limiting the death of existing brain cells but also by promoting...
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Stem cell gene therapy for Sanfilippo disease ready for human trial
11 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
University of Manchester and CMFT researchers are to work with Orchard Therapeutics to test a stem cell gene therapy for Sanfilippo disease in a human trial...
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Oxygen-enhanced MRI detects hypoxia within tumours
10 December 2015 | By Victoria White
Teams at The University of Manchester and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, have described detailed development of oxygen-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology to map areas of oxygen deprivation within tumours.
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Eltrombopag shown to be effective in children with ITP
9 October 2015 | By Victoria White
The study demonstrate that eltrombopag is well tolerated and effective, consistently stabilising the platelet count to over 50 X 109 per litre within 2-6 weeks for 40% of children...
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AstraZeneca in bioinformatics collaboration with University of Manchester
9 September 2015 | By Victoria White
AstraZeneca and The University of Manchester are teaming up to harness clinical bioinformatics to deliver personalised healthcare for cancer patients...
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New test could predict biologic drug failure in patients with arthritis
3 July 2015 | By Victoria White
A study has found that it may be possible to predict early which rheumatoid arthritis patients will fail to respond to the biologic drugs given to them...
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New STELARA® (ustekinumab) five year data show consistent efficacy and safety profile in treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis
7 June 2012 | By Publicis Life Brands Resolute
New efficacy and safety data...
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The Forgotten Fragments
19 October 2011 | By Ross Chawner and Claire E. Eyers, Michael Barber Centre for Mass Spectrometry, University of Manchester
Identification of protein biomarkers and the evaluation of changes in protein expression following drug treatment rely on both the generation of peptides from cellular proteins, and the acquisition and interpretation of spectra generated by tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS). Acquisition of MS/MS spectra in a datadependent manner means that a significant…
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is it ever right to sue a client?
19 April 2011 | By Jim Kinnier Wilson, Partner, Manches
Imagine that you are part of a small biotech company, BiotechCo, whose business is the development of delivery systems for pharmaceutical products. One of your team, who is in charge of developing sales with a large pharmaceutical company, Pharma Co, came to you three months ago with the possibility of…
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Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Industry Advanced Training (PIAT)
19 August 2010 | By Brian Lockwood, Director of PIAT, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester
Toxicology is the study of the harmful interactions between chemicals and biological systems. Man, as well as other animals and plants, is increasingly exposed to a huge variety of chemicals. These range from metals to large complex organic molecules, all of which are potentially toxic. A toxicologist must understand pathology,…
