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Biomedical engineers develop new method for delivering drugs to specific neurons

Biomedical engineers have developed a way to deliver drugs to specific types of neurons in the brain, providing an unprecedented ability to study neurological diseases while also promising a more targeted way to treat them.

6 Apr 2017

Pet exposure may lower risks of allergy and obesity in children

If you need a reason to become a dog lover, how about their ability to help protect kids from allergies and obesity? A new University of Alberta study showed that babies from families with pets--70 per cent of which were dogs--showed higher levels of two types of microbes associated with lower risks of allergic disease and obesity.

6 Apr 2017

Study shows the aging brain has trouble generating brain waves required for deep sleep

Older people tend to experience less sleep, due to taking frequent trips to the bathroom, and losing the ability to create deep restorative sleep compared with young adults.

6 Apr 2017

New paper-based device shows great potential for whooping cough diagnosis in low-resource settings

A mother lovingly cradles her sick baby in her arms. As the infant coughs and gasps for air, his anguished mother looks up and warns that the safest place for your baby is not always in your arms.

6 Apr 2017

Antibody treatment protects non-human primates against deadly Marburg and Ravn viruses

An antibody treatment successfully protected nonhuman primates against the deadly Marburg and Ravn viruses even when given five days after becoming infected, according to the latest findings of a collaborative team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc., and Vanderbilt University. The findings are now available in Science Translational Medicine.

6 Apr 2017

New finding on key protein opens door to potential therapies for chronic illnesses

Scientists have determined unexpected characteristics of a key protein linked to blood pressure control and to nerve growth, pain control and heart tissue regeneration. The findings, published April 5 online in the journal Nature, opens doors to potential new therapies to control cardiovascular disease and pain.

6 Apr 2017

X-ray study sheds new light on promising drug target

Researchers hope to design a new generation of drugs against an array of deadly diseases. The task, however, is costly, arduous and often ineffective. One of the key challenges is understanding a particular class of proteins adorning cell surfaces, which are the targets of the majority of pharmaceutical drugs.

5 Apr 2017

Experimental treatment cures Marburg and Ravn virus infection in animals

Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have found that an experimental treatment cured 100 percent of guinea pigs and rhesus monkeys in late stages of infection with lethal levels of Marburg and Ravn viruses, relatives of the Ebola virus.

5 Apr 2017

Deep, restorative sleep could ward off mental and physical disorders in old age

As we grow old, our nights are frequently plagued by bouts of wakefulness, bathroom trips and other nuisances as we lose our ability to generate the deep, restorative slumber we enjoyed in youth.

5 Apr 2017

Insilico Medicine announces launch of intelligently-formulated nutraceuticals in Europe

Insilico Medicine, Inc, a big data analytics company applying latest advances in deep learning to drug discovery, biomarker development, and aging research today announced that the line of nutraceuticals developed in collaboration with Life Extension will be available across Europe.

5 Apr 2017

Hebrew University announces launch of new Center for conducting research on cannabinoids

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has announced the launch of a Multidisciplinary Center on Cannabinoid Research.

5 Apr 2017

CenterWatch 2017 Global Investigative Site Relationship Survey ranks PAREXEL among top five CROs

PAREXEL International Corporation, a leading global biopharmaceutical services organisation, today announced that it was named a top contract research organisation in the CenterWatch 2017 Global Investigative Site Relationship Survey. The survey recognises CROs that have high-quality working relationships with investigative sites.

From Parexel 5 Apr 2017

Liver shows positive response to leptin therapy in patients with partial lipodystrophy, study finds

Researchers at Michigan Medicine have found the livers of patients with a rare disease that affects metabolism have responded positively to leptin therapy.

5 Apr 2017

OSU scientists find way to fight solid tumors using new cancer-drug delivery system

A new cancer-drug delivery system shows the ability to exploit the oxygen-poor areas of solid tumors that make the growths resistant to standard chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

4 Apr 2017

Oral tumeric spray by BetterYou honored at the Natural and Organic Awards 2017

Harnessing the well-documented healing properties of Turmeric with superior absorption, the world’s first Turmeric Oral Spray has been honoured at one of the industry’s most prestigious award ceremonies.

From BetterYou Ltd 4 Apr 2017

Pharmaceuticalization of today’s sleep

The pharmaceuticalisation of sleep, put simply, refers to the ways in which sleep becomes a site for manipulation or augmentation through pharmaceutical use. There are different ways in which sleep can be pharmaceuticalised – for example we can use pharmaceuticals to induce sleep, to consolidate broken sleep, or to prevent or delay sleep.

4 Apr 2017

Researchers find no connection between serotonin gene, stress and depression

New research findings often garner great attention. But when other scientists follow up and fail to replicate the findings? Not so much.

4 Apr 2017

Australia has potential to eradicate hepatitis C in 10–15 years, says expert

Australia has the potential to eradicate hepatitis C in the next 10–15 years, according to Associate Professor Simone Strasser, gastroenterologist at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney.

4 Apr 2017

Research finding could set stage for potential development of new antimicrobial drugs

Research teams from the National Institutes of Health and abroad have identified the first inhibitor of an enzyme long thought to be a potential drug target for fighting disease-causing parasites and bacteria.

3 Apr 2017

QIAGEN announces commercialization of AdnaTest kit for clinical research in prostate cancer

QIAGEN N.V. today announced it is commercializing the Research use only AdnaTest Prostate Cancer Panel AR-V7 to detect the androgen receptor splice variant 7 (AR-V7) from liquid biopsies to investigate resistance to potential drugs for advanced prostate cancer.

From QIAGEN Manchester Limited 31 Mar 2017

Pharmaceuticals News and Research

Biomedical engineers develop new method for delivering drugs to specific neurons

Pet exposure may lower risks of allergy and obesity in children

Study shows the aging brain has trouble generating brain waves required for deep sleep

New paper-based device shows great potential for whooping cough diagnosis in low-resource settings

Antibody treatment protects non-human primates against deadly Marburg and Ravn viruses

New finding on key protein opens door to potential therapies for chronic illnesses

X-ray study sheds new light on promising drug target

Experimental treatment cures Marburg and Ravn virus infection in animals

Deep, restorative sleep could ward off mental and physical disorders in old age

Insilico Medicine announces launch of intelligently-formulated nutraceuticals in Europe

Hebrew University announces launch of new Center for conducting research on cannabinoids

CenterWatch 2017 Global Investigative Site Relationship Survey ranks PAREXEL among top five CROs

Liver shows positive response to leptin therapy in patients with partial lipodystrophy, study finds

OSU scientists find way to fight solid tumors using new cancer-drug delivery system

Oral tumeric spray by BetterYou honored at the Natural and Organic Awards 2017

Pharmaceuticalization of today’s sleep

Researchers find no connection between serotonin gene, stress and depression

Australia has potential to eradicate hepatitis C in 10–15 years, says expert

Research finding could set stage for potential development of new antimicrobial drugs

QIAGEN announces commercialization of AdnaTest kit for clinical research in prostate cancer

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