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Is albumin the key to successful nasal vaccines?
A new method of mucosal vaccine delivery that uses albumin to help transport vaccine antigens could lead to better vaccines for HIV and COVID-19.
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![MIT chemical engineers have devised a new way to formulate hydrophobic drugs by turning them into a nanoemulsion, which can be poured into a mold and dried into tablets. The nanoemulsion can also be used to form small particles, seen in the vials [Credit: Felice Frankel].](https://www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com/wp-content/uploads/MIT-HYDROPHOBIC-DRUGS-nanoemulsion-300x278.jpg)
![MIT chemical engineers have devised a new way to formulate hydrophobic drugs by turning them into a nanoemulsion, which can be poured into a mold and dried into tablets. The nanoemulsion can also be used to form small particles, seen in the vials [Credit: Felice Frankel].](https://www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com/wp-content/uploads/MIT-HYDROPHOBIC-DRUGS-nanoemulsion-e1623151984970.jpg)
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Thermogelling nanoemulsion enhances drug loading of hydrophobic APIs
Using a new formulation technique, researchers were able to more than double drug loading of a hydrophobic active pharmaceutical ingredient in tablets. Thus, the new formulation method may lead to smaller pills delivering the same therapeutic benefit.
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Combining pacritinib with sirolimus-based GvHD prophylaxis may improve efficacy
Phase I results suggest adding pacritinib to sirolimus and low-dose tacrolimus could be beneficial in preventing graft-versus-host disease (GvHD).
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Utilising electric car batteries for safer and cheaper medicine manufacture
A method commonly used in lithium-ion batteries has been developed to help the safer and cheaper manufacture of medicines...
