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FDA approves Verzenio for advanced metastatic breast cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug Verzenio (abemaciclib) for the treatment of advanced or metastatic hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer.

2 Oct 2017

Researchers produce fluorinated molecules in living cells

Natural organic compounds that contain fluorine are rare because living organisms—with a few exceptions—do not produce them. American scientists have now genetically engineered a microbial host for organofluorine metabolism, allowing it to produce a fluoridated intermediate known as a diketide.

30 Sep 2017

New procedure allows surgeons to reconstruct entire heart valves from patient’s own tissue

A new method allows surgeons to reconstruct entire heart valves from the patient’s own tissue. This surgical procedure is currently only used at a handful of centers in the world.

30 Sep 2017

Study estimates that 25.5 million unsafe abortions are done worldwide every year

Every year, of the 55.7 million abortions that take place worldwide, 25.5 million are unsafe according to a new study published in The Lancet. This means that nearly half of all abortions are unsafe, with the vast majority of these (97%, 24 million) taking place in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

30 Sep 2017

TSRI scientists developed new strategy to discover novel anti-cancer therapies

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed and demonstrated a promising new strategy for the discovery of novel anti-cancer therapies.

30 Sep 2017

Years after silently combating sexual trauma, female veterans seek help

Sheila Procella joined the Air Force in 1974 to "see the Earth," she said. She enlisted at the tail end of the Vietnam War, shortly after graduating from high school.

30 Sep 2017

As loyal blood donors age, industry is out for young blood

When Corinne Standefer retires as a volunteer from the Lane Bloodworks in Eugene, Ore., this month, she will have donated 37 years of her life — and almost 19 gallons of blood.

30 Sep 2017

Out-of-pocket costs often keep pricey new cholesterol drugs out of reach, study finds

Access to powerful new cholesterol-lowering drugs is so tightly controlled and patients' out-of-pocket costs are so high that fewer than a third of people whose doctors prescribe the drugs get them, a new study found.

30 Sep 2017

Researchers develop new method to create endocytosis on demand

A solution to the problem of creating endocytosis on demand is being compared to 'hotwiring' a car. A team at Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, has managed to trigger clathrin-mediated endocytosis in the lab. They did it by using a chemical rapamycin which diffuses in to the cell allowing them to trigger endocytosis to occur all over the cell.

28 Sep 2017

New way of tagging exosomes could have long term benefits in treatment of life-threatening conditions

The development of a new technique for labelling the body’s own transporters – exosomes - could have long term benefits in the treatment of life-threatening medical conditions, including cancer.

28 Sep 2017

Deep Genomics receives $13 million investment to create new class of genetic drugs

Deep Genomics, the AI driven genetic medicine company, received a USD $13 million equity investment led by Khosla Ventures, one of the top venture capital firms. They are accompanied by early stage investment firm True Ventures.

28 Sep 2017

Achieving treatment targets of National HIV/AIDS Strategy would prevent new infections and deaths

An analysis led by a team of Massachusetts General Hospital investigators shows that achieving the treatment targets of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy by 2020 not only would prevent hundreds of thousands of new infections and deaths but also would demonstrate excellent value.

28 Sep 2017

Research findings can lead to new treatment for patients with fatal glandular cancer

A new combination of existing drugs has been shown to block the cancer gene behind a fatal form of glandular cancer, adenoid cystic carcinoma. The findings from the Sahlgrenska Academy can lead to new treatment for patients with this disease relatively soon.

28 Sep 2017

New way of tagging exosomes could have long term benefits in treatment of life-threatening conditions

The development of a new technique for labeling the body’s own transporters – exosomes - could have long term benefits in the treatment of life-threatening medical conditions, including cancer.

28 Sep 2017

Drug approved to treat parasitic infections also exerts anti-tumor effect on EOC cells

Osaka Researchers, in partnership with other Japanese and U.S. scientists, report a new gene target, KPNB1, for treatment against epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC).

28 Sep 2017

Study: Breast cancer clinical trials fail to establish control arm that meets current standard of care

Historically, randomized controlled trials have served as the state-of-the-art method for determining the efficacy and safety of new, innovative treatment regimens for patients with cancer and other diseases.

28 Sep 2017

NIH awards $1.5 million grant to support education in Alzheimer's disease at RPI

We know Alzheimer's as a brutal disease that dismantles our loved ones and condemns them to death. But science and engineering researchers look inside the disease to identify early warning signs and develop the imaging techniques to see them, to unravel the biochemical puzzle that creates a toxic clump of misfolded proteins, and to develop and test new drugs and therapies that chip away at cognitive decline.

28 Sep 2017

FDA approves FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System for adult patients with diabetes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System, the first continuous glucose monitoring system that can be used by adult patients to make diabetes treatment decisions without calibration using a blood sample from the fingertip.

27 Sep 2017

Study finds high rate of prescriptions not filled for new cholesterol lowering drugs

In the first year of availability of the cholesterol lowering medications PCSK9 inhibitors, fewer than 1 in 3 adults initially prescribed one of these inhibitors actually received it, owing to a combination of out-of-pocket costs and lack of insurance approval, according to a study published by JAMA Cardiology.

27 Sep 2017

High-speed method generates mini-protein binders with potential to become new class of drugs

Scientists have created a high-speed method to generate thousands of different, small, stable proteins from scratch that can be custom-designed to bind to specific therapeutic targets.

27 Sep 2017

Drugs News and Research

FDA approves Verzenio for advanced metastatic breast cancer

Researchers produce fluorinated molecules in living cells

New procedure allows surgeons to reconstruct entire heart valves from patient’s own tissue

Study estimates that 25.5 million unsafe abortions are done worldwide every year

TSRI scientists developed new strategy to discover novel anti-cancer therapies

Years after silently combating sexual trauma, female veterans seek help

As loyal blood donors age, industry is out for young blood

Out-of-pocket costs often keep pricey new cholesterol drugs out of reach, study finds

Researchers develop new method to create endocytosis on demand

New way of tagging exosomes could have long term benefits in treatment of life-threatening conditions

Deep Genomics receives $13 million investment to create new class of genetic drugs

Achieving treatment targets of National HIV/AIDS Strategy would prevent new infections and deaths

Research findings can lead to new treatment for patients with fatal glandular cancer

New way of tagging exosomes could have long term benefits in treatment of life-threatening conditions

Drug approved to treat parasitic infections also exerts anti-tumor effect on EOC cells

Study: Breast cancer clinical trials fail to establish control arm that meets current standard of care

NIH awards $1.5 million grant to support education in Alzheimer's disease at RPI

FDA approves FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System for adult patients with diabetes

Study finds high rate of prescriptions not filled for new cholesterol lowering drugs

High-speed method generates mini-protein binders with potential to become new class of drugs

Event guide: 4th Extra-Hepatic Lipid-Based Nanoparticles Delivery Summit eBook

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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