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Cancer immunotherapy’s effectiveness may depend on patient’s genetic makeup

Cancer cells arise when DNA is mutated, and these cells should be recognized as "foreign" by the immune system. However, cancer cells have found ways to evade detection by the immune system.

15 Dec 2017

Researchers examine link between tumor mutational burden and response to immune checkpoint therapy

Predicting how patients will respond to anti-cancer therapies can be vital in informing clinical decisions and improving treatment outcome.

15 Dec 2017

Researchers explore patient-doctor conversations, best practices linked to opioid tapering

Increased scrutiny of opioid prescribing for patients with chronic pain has led providers and healthcare organizations to consider opioid-dose reductions, known as tapering.

15 Dec 2017

Study: Ketamine more effective than common sedative in reducing suicidal thoughts

Ketamine was significantly more effective than a commonly used sedative in reducing suicidal thoughts in depressed patients, according to researchers at Columbia University Medical Center.

14 Dec 2017

Exascale supercomputers may discover new, cheaper drugs in future

Can you imagine a future where an exascale computer discovers new drugs faster, cheaper and with lower failure rates than today?

14 Dec 2017

FDA announces new approach for sharing updates on antibiotics, antifungal drugs to physicians

Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing a new approach to get critical updates regarding antibiotics and antifungal drugs to health care professionals as part of an overall effort to combat antimicrobial resistance.

14 Dec 2017

Steroid study provides new insights into medicines' side effects

Fresh insights into key hormones found in commonly prescribed medicines have been discovered, providing further understanding of the medicines' side effects.

13 Dec 2017

Tapeworm drug could provide new hope for patients with Parkinson's disease

Researchers at Cardiff University, in collaboration with the University of Dundee, have identified a drug molecule within a medicine used to treat tapeworm infections which could lead to new treatments for patients with Parkinson's disease.

12 Dec 2017

Retinal diseases could be treated by ophthalmic drops instead of intraocular injections

The Spanish firm Sylentis has developed a compound to treat diseases of the retina, such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, which will be administered by ophthalmic drops instead of intraocular injections.

12 Dec 2017

Single-dose oral vaccine could be effective tool in controlling cholera outbreaks

Each year there are more than three million cases of cholera worldwide, a disease transmitted through contaminated food and water that hits developing countries particularly hard.

12 Dec 2017

Experts tell Congress how to cut drug prices

The nation's most influential science advisory group will tell Congress today that the U.S. pharmaceutical market is not sustainable and needs to change.

12 Dec 2017

An overlooked epidemic: Older Americans taking too many unneeded drugs

Consider it America’s other prescription drug epidemic. For decades, experts have warned that older Americans are taking too many unnecessary drugs, often prescribed by multiple doctors, for dubious or unknown reasons.

12 Dec 2017

First short-acting ‘follow-on’ insulin receives FDA approval to treat diabetes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Admelog (insulin lispro injection), a short-acting insulin indicated to improve control in blood sugar levels in adults and pediatric patients aged 3 years and older with type 1 diabetes mellitus and adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

12 Dec 2017

Pharmaceutical News

Cancer immunotherapy’s effectiveness may depend on patient’s genetic makeup

Researchers examine link between tumor mutational burden and response to immune checkpoint therapy

Researchers explore patient-doctor conversations, best practices linked to opioid tapering

Study: Ketamine more effective than common sedative in reducing suicidal thoughts

Exascale supercomputers may discover new, cheaper drugs in future

FDA announces new approach for sharing updates on antibiotics, antifungal drugs to physicians

Steroid study provides new insights into medicines' side effects

Tapeworm drug could provide new hope for patients with Parkinson's disease

Retinal diseases could be treated by ophthalmic drops instead of intraocular injections

Single-dose oral vaccine could be effective tool in controlling cholera outbreaks

Experts tell Congress how to cut drug prices

An overlooked epidemic: Older Americans taking too many unneeded drugs

First short-acting ‘follow-on’ insulin receives FDA approval to treat diabetes

Anesthetics cause similar reaction in plants as they do in animals and humans

Researchers identify potential alternatives to tackle drug resistant malaria parasites

Opioids after surgery left her addicted. Is that a medical error?

Generic versions of Viagra coming this week

Anti-impotence drug found to be ineffective at improving outcomes for IUGR pregnancies

IU-based startup's innovation could provide more-efficient risk assessments of chemicals

Study finds mechanism of resistance to checkpoint inhibitors and way to reverse it

How does norepinephrine influence anxiety-related behaviours?

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Building Bridges to Scalable Allogeneic Cell Therapy

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