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New NK cell-based immunotherapy effective against several types of leukemia

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have explored NK cell-based immunotherapy on patients with treatment-resistant leukemia. The study, which is published in the scientific journal Clinical Cancer Research, shows that the new therapy is effective against several types of leukemia.

15 Feb 2018

New medication improves motor function in children with later-onset spinal muscular atrophy

Children with later-onset spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) were more likely to show gains in motor function when treated with a new medication compared to children receiving a sham procedure, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

15 Feb 2018

Scientists develop green chemistry method to improve pharmaceutical manufacturing efficiency

About 70 percent of pharmaceuticals are manufactured using palladium-driven catalytic processes that are either fast or efficient - but not both.

14 Feb 2018

Trump’s budget proposal swings at drug prices with a glancing blow

President Donald Trump's new budget proposal flirts with combating high prescription drug prices, but industry watchers say the tweaks to Medicare and Medicaid do little more than dance around the edges of lowering the actual prices of drugs.

13 Feb 2018

Researchers use molecular simulations to understand lung cancer drug resistance

Scientists from the Universities of Bristol and Parma, Italy, have used molecular simulations to understand resistance to osimertinib - an anticancer drug used to treat types of lung cancer.

12 Feb 2018

People who survive childhood heart defects may be at elevated risk of developing dementia

People born with heart defects who survive into adulthood may be at higher risk of developing dementia, particularly dementia that starts before 65 years of age, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

12 Feb 2018

Research funded by NIH grant aims to discover crucial role of 'invisible' cells

Neurons are the star of the show in brain science, but they don't work alone to process information. In new research funded by a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, a team at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory aims to discover the likely crucial role of the supporting cast member with a stellar-sounding name: the astrocyte.

9 Feb 2018

Using CRISPR To Produce Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

An interview with Dr. Sheng Ding about using a modified version of the CRISPR-Cas9 system to produce induced pluripotent stem cells.

9 Feb 2018

Compounds isolated from rattlesnake's venom show promise to fight against hepatitis C

A group of Brazilian scientists achieved promising results using isolated compounds from the venom of the South American rattlesnake in combat of hepatitis C.

8 Feb 2018

Deep TMS technology reduces symptoms of fatigue in MS patients

Up to 90 percent of people living with MS report experiencing severe fatigue. Fatigue can have a serious impact on both a person's work and social life, and leads many patients to give up work.

8 Feb 2018

First drug-candidate compounds discovered using AI licensed for development

Insilico Medicine, Inc., a Baltimore-based next-generation artificial intelligence company specializing in the application of deep learning for drug discovery, announces that Juvenescence.AI, its joint venture with Juvenescence Limited, has licensed its first compound family for clinical development.

7 Feb 2018

Detailed phenotypic information on resistance genes can guide future drug development

The genes that are able to equip bacteria with resistance to clinically used antibiotics have been found in many different natural environments. Nevertheless, a functional overview of the resistance genes found in common human bacterial pathogens has been missing so far.

6 Feb 2018

Compounds derived from hops may improve cognitive, other functions in metabolic syndrome patients

A group of compounds derived from hops can likely improve cognitive and other functions in people with metabolic syndrome, new research at Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University suggests.

5 Feb 2018

Cannabis Quality and Contamination Testing

Dr. Bob Clifford has published and presented over 125 papers in the fields of food, pharmaceutical, environmental, energy, geology, material science, photonics, and cannabis. However, his true love is in food. After graduating with his Ph.D., he left his job with the FDA for Shimadzu where he has worked for the last 26 years.

From Pittcon 5 Feb 2018

Lingering hypertension may go unnoticed among women with pre-eclampsia during pregnancy

Lingering hypertension is common and may go unnoticed among women who have severe pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension

5 Feb 2018

Multinational companies continue to manufacture unapproved formulations in India, research finds

Millions of unapproved antibiotics are being sold in India, according to a new study by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and Newcastle University.

5 Feb 2018

Researchers use innovative method to screen kinases for cancer drug's effectiveness

In recent years, a powerful suite of drugs known as kinase inhibitors have been developed to treat cancer and other diseases. Primary targets of such drugs include a family of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) which protrude from cell surfaces like antennae and can activate cancer-related pathways in virtually all types of cancer when signaling molecules bind with them.

5 Feb 2018

Pharmaceuticals News and Research

New NK cell-based immunotherapy effective against several types of leukemia

New medication improves motor function in children with later-onset spinal muscular atrophy

Scientists develop green chemistry method to improve pharmaceutical manufacturing efficiency

Trump’s budget proposal swings at drug prices with a glancing blow

Researchers use molecular simulations to understand lung cancer drug resistance

People who survive childhood heart defects may be at elevated risk of developing dementia

Research funded by NIH grant aims to discover crucial role of 'invisible' cells

Using CRISPR To Produce Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Compounds isolated from rattlesnake's venom show promise to fight against hepatitis C

Deep TMS technology reduces symptoms of fatigue in MS patients

First drug-candidate compounds discovered using AI licensed for development

Detailed phenotypic information on resistance genes can guide future drug development

Compounds derived from hops may improve cognitive, other functions in metabolic syndrome patients

Cannabis Quality and Contamination Testing

Lingering hypertension may go unnoticed among women with pre-eclampsia during pregnancy

Multinational companies continue to manufacture unapproved formulations in India, research finds

Researchers use innovative method to screen kinases for cancer drug's effectiveness

Researchers develop new method for producing personalized medicine

Geneva researchers highlight new way to control tumor progression

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