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Novel microfluidic device for real-time detection of cholesterol in liver-on-chip cultures

In a paper to be published in the September/December 2019 issue of TECHNOLOGY, a team of researchers from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago has developed a novel microfluidic device for measuring in real-time the cholesterol secreted from liver tissue-chip containing human hepatocytes.

11 Jan 2019

Clinigen, Accord Healthcare extend exclusive European clinical trial supply agreement

Clinigen Group plc, the global pharmaceutical and services company, announces that its Clinical Trial Service business has extended its exclusive European clinical trial supply agreement with Accord Healthcare. Clinigen is also offering pharma companies an ‘on demand’ service to Accord’s products, a first for the industry.

From Clinigen Group 11 Jan 2019

Bio-Rad publishes new paper on generation, characterization of complex-specific antibodies

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., a global leader of life science research and clinical diagnostic products, has published new findings on the generation and characterization of drug-target complex-specific antibodies for pharmacokinetic analysis of biotherapeutics.

From Bio-Rad Laboratories 11 Jan 2019

Study raises hopes for new approaches to treat osteoporosis

A handful of brain cells deep in the brain may play a surprising role in controlling women's bone density, according to new research by UC San Francisco and UCLA scientists.

11 Jan 2019

Scientists develop monoclonal antibodies combinations that protect animals from Ebola viruses

Scientists from academia, industry, and government have developed a combination of monoclonal antibodies that protected animals from all three Ebola viruses known to cause human disease. Their work is described in two companion studies published online in the journal Cell Host & Microbe.

11 Jan 2019

Staphylococcus aureus: Study describes development of resistance to antibiotic for the first time

The Staphylococcus aureus bacterium is one of the commonest pathogens and can even cause sepsis. The new antibiotic dalbavancin is very effective against many bacterial pathogens.

10 Jan 2019

UTSA researchers reveal important insight into cocaine addiction

Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio have revealed significant insight into cocaine addiction, a phenomenon which has grown significantly in the United States since 2015.

10 Jan 2019

Neuropeptide Y may hold key to exacerbating severe influenza

Severe influenza virus infection is characterized by a strong inflammatory response and profuse viral replication in lungs. These viruses, such as the notorious avian flu, have a high rate of death and to date there are no effective treatments.

10 Jan 2019

Study explains why some drugs work well in ameliorating side effects of chemotherapy

Researchers at the University of Zurich have determined the three-dimensional structure of the receptor that causes nausea and vomiting as a result of cancer chemotherapy.

10 Jan 2019

Researchers employ machine learning to uncover new insights into human brain's cellular architecture

An inter-disciplinary research team led by scientists from the National University of Singapore has successfully employed machine learning to uncover new insights into the cellular architecture of the human brain.

10 Jan 2019

Study uncovers a protein involved in lung cancer treatment resistance

Lung cancer remains a major cause of mortality across the globe, although we are gaining a deeper understanding of the genetic background behind this disease, including the mutations that promote it.

10 Jan 2019

PAXMAN to showcase latest scalp cooling system at Arab Heath 2019

British scalp cooling expert, PAXMAN will showcase the latest model of the PAXMAN Scalp Cooling System at Arab Health 2019.

From Paxman 10 Jan 2019

New findings bring about better understanding of many cancers' metabolic needs

Scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have discovered that squamous cell skin cancers do not require increased glucose to power their development and growth, contrary to a long-held belief about cancer metabolism.

10 Jan 2019

Aggressive prostate cancer linked to hereditary breast cancer, confirms study

Aggressive prostate cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in men, is associated with BRCA2 mutations, which are also linked to hereditary breast cancer, ovarian cancer and pancreas cancer, among others.

10 Jan 2019

Drug development options diversified with new manganese catalyst

A University of Illinois team of researchers led by chemistry professor M. Christina White has developed a new manganese-based catalyst that can change the structure of druglike molecules to make new drugs, advancing the pace and efficiency of drug development.

9 Jan 2019

Drugs News and Research

Novel microfluidic device for real-time detection of cholesterol in liver-on-chip cultures

Clinigen, Accord Healthcare extend exclusive European clinical trial supply agreement

Bio-Rad publishes new paper on generation, characterization of complex-specific antibodies

Study raises hopes for new approaches to treat osteoporosis

Scientists develop monoclonal antibodies combinations that protect animals from Ebola viruses

Staphylococcus aureus: Study describes development of resistance to antibiotic for the first time

UTSA researchers reveal important insight into cocaine addiction

Neuropeptide Y may hold key to exacerbating severe influenza

Study explains why some drugs work well in ameliorating side effects of chemotherapy

Researchers employ machine learning to uncover new insights into human brain's cellular architecture

Study uncovers a protein involved in lung cancer treatment resistance

PAXMAN to showcase latest scalp cooling system at Arab Heath 2019

New findings bring about better understanding of many cancers' metabolic needs

Aggressive prostate cancer linked to hereditary breast cancer, confirms study

Drug development options diversified with new manganese catalyst

Mapping a person's genetic makeup can help save billions each year in health costs

Metabolite from berries and pomegranates can mitigate inflammatory bowel disease

New “drug sponge” could reduce chemotherapy side effects

Olympus and USC announce new partnership to advance cancer research

Protein discovery could lead to mosquito "birth control"

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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