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Researchers link elevated levels of galectin-1 with increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg now associate elevated levels of the protein galectin-1 with increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes about 18 years later.

8 Nov 2021

Study points to a new, effective treatment option for patients with mesothelioma

Combining the immunotherapy agent durvalumab with the chemotherapy agents pemetrexed and cisplatin or carboplatin may provide a new treatment option for patients who have inoperable pleural mesothelioma, a cancer of the tissues lining the lungs, according to a phase II clinical trial led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy.

8 Nov 2021

Therapeutics that target ceramides may help treat cardiometabolic disease

Therapeutics that target lipids called ceramides might hold potential for treating cardiometabolic disease, argues a review article published November 5th in the journal Trends in Pharmacological Sciences.

7 Nov 2021

Despite restraints, democrats’ drug pricing plan could still aid consumers

The Medicare prescription drug pricing plan Democrats unveiled this week is not nearly as ambitious as many lawmakers sought, but they and drug policy experts say the provisions crack open the door to reforms that could have dramatic effects.

5 Nov 2021

Research could lead to new methods for tracking COVID-19

The last issue of Wiley's Research Headlines highlighted part one of a study in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry that involved analysis of sludge from a wastewater treatment plant in Connecticut, and revealed trends in levels of chemicals such as pharmaceuticals and drugs during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

3 Nov 2021

Yokogawa Acquires Insilico Biotechnology, Developer of Innovative Bioprocess Digital Twin Technology - Enabling solutions for biopharmaceutical development and production -

Yokogawa announces that it has acquired all shares of Insilico Biotechnology AG (“Insilico”), a Stuttgart, Germany-based developer and provider of bioprocess software and services.

From Yokogawa Electric Corporation 3 Nov 2021

Understanding the current medical landscape of prostate cancer

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Simon Chowdhury and Laetitia Guilloux about the current state of prostate cancer, it's prevalence, treatment options and its future.

From Janssen Pharmaceuticals 2 Nov 2021

What do we really know about vaccine effectiveness?

The politicization of covid vaccines — and, well, just about everything else having to do with the pandemic — has led to confusion, if not utter fatigue.

2 Nov 2021

$15 million gift to fund undergraduate programs and graduate student fellowships in life sciences

A decades-long friendship and a shared passion for basic science has inspired a $15 million gift to the Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences (DBBS) at Washington University in St. Louis to fund undergraduate programs and graduate student fellowships in the life sciences.

30 Oct 2021

UT Southwestern study suggests potential way to prevent Alzheimer’s disease

A study by UT Southwestern researchers finds that changing the biochemistry of parts of brain cells abolished the formation of amyloid beta plaques in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

29 Oct 2021

A new approach to selectively turn on gene therapies in target cells

Researchers at MIT and Harvard University have designed a way to selectively turn on gene therapies in target cells, including human cells.

28 Oct 2021

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden social-spending ‘framework’ pulls back on key health pledges

President Joe Biden unveiled a purported compromise on his social-spending plan shortly before taking off for a series of meetings in Europe.

28 Oct 2021

Chlorophyll catabolite pheophorbide A shows potential against SARS-CoV-2

A new study identifies a potent SARS-CoV-2 antiviral, Pheophorbide a (PheoA), which is a compound derived from the plant Marchantia polymorpha L.

27 Oct 2021

Pharma campaign cash delivered to key lawmakers with surgical precision

The Biden administration and Congress are embroiled in high-stakes haggling over what urgent priorities will make it into the ever-shrinking social spending bill.

27 Oct 2021

Lung cancer-associated fibroblasts could guide the design of personalized treatments

Three subtypes of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) could guide the design of personalized treatment for lung cancer patients, according to a new study in Cancer Cell led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital.

26 Oct 2021

Intussusceptive angiogenesis contributes to tumor growth in metastatic malignant melanoma

For the first time, researchers at the University of Gothenburg have shown that metastases in patients with malignant melanoma gain access to the circulatory system not only through the outgrowth of new blood vessel branches, but also an alternative process in which one blood vessel divide into two parallel vessels bylongitudinal splitting.

26 Oct 2021

Study: Understanding the reasons behind vaccine hesitancy is key to boosting global uptake of immunization

Exploring complex reasons behind hesitancy for new vaccinations and better education for healthcare professionals is key to boosting global uptake of immunization against diseases and viruses including Covid-19, a study shows.

26 Oct 2021

Electroceutical research with widespread implications for regulating spleen function

An international team of researchers, led by University of Houston Cullen Endowed Professor of biomedical engineering Mario Romero-Ortega, has progressed electroceutical research for treatment of diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and sepsis.

25 Oct 2021

Innovative in vitro platform to evaluate the cardiotoxicity of chemicals

People are continuously exposed to a huge amount and variety of potentially toxic chemicals present in the surrounding environment, such as pesticides or drugs traces in water, soil, air and living organisms. The combined action of pollutants can increase the risk of toxic effects.

25 Oct 2021

Newborns who sleep longer without disturbances less likely to be overweight in infancy

Scientists have long suggested that getting enough sleep at night is vital to staying healthy. Few studies, however, highlight the necessity of sufficient sleep during the first months of life.

22 Oct 2021

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Pharmaceuticals News and Research

Researchers link elevated levels of galectin-1 with increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Study points to a new, effective treatment option for patients with mesothelioma

Therapeutics that target ceramides may help treat cardiometabolic disease

Despite restraints, democrats’ drug pricing plan could still aid consumers

Research could lead to new methods for tracking COVID-19

Yokogawa Acquires Insilico Biotechnology, Developer of Innovative Bioprocess Digital Twin Technology - Enabling solutions for biopharmaceutical development and production -

Understanding the current medical landscape of prostate cancer

What do we really know about vaccine effectiveness?

$15 million gift to fund undergraduate programs and graduate student fellowships in life sciences

UT Southwestern study suggests potential way to prevent Alzheimer’s disease

A new approach to selectively turn on gene therapies in target cells

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Biden social-spending ‘framework’ pulls back on key health pledges

Chlorophyll catabolite pheophorbide A shows potential against SARS-CoV-2

Pharma campaign cash delivered to key lawmakers with surgical precision

Lung cancer-associated fibroblasts could guide the design of personalized treatments

Intussusceptive angiogenesis contributes to tumor growth in metastatic malignant melanoma

Study: Understanding the reasons behind vaccine hesitancy is key to boosting global uptake of immunization

Electroceutical research with widespread implications for regulating spleen function

Innovative in vitro platform to evaluate the cardiotoxicity of chemicals

Newborns who sleep longer without disturbances less likely to be overweight in infancy

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