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Hypertension drugs block proteins that cause inflammation after traumatic brain injury

A new animal study shows that traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects the body as well as the brain and that treatment with hypertension drugs blocks the production of proteins related to inflammation.

21 Sep 2015

New study highlights gap in scientific knowledge about some diabetes drugs

A gap in scientific knowledge about a family of drugs that are used to treat Type 2 diabetes has been highlighted in a new study.

21 Sep 2015

Combination of TXA709 and cefdinir demonstrates synergistic antibacterial activity against MRSA

TAXIS Pharmaceuticals, a drug-discovery company focused on developing a new class of antibiotic agents to treat life-threatening, multidrug-resistant bacterial infections, announced the presentation of results demonstrating the synergistic antibacterial activity of its lead clinical candidate, TXA709, when combined with cefdinir, a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.

19 Sep 2015

Mylan releases Fluvastatin Sodium Extended-release Tablets in the U.S.

Mylan N.V. today announced the U.S. launch of Fluvastatin Sodium Extended-release Tablets, 80 mg, which is the generic version of Novartis' Lescol XL Tablets.

18 Sep 2015

Norwegian COPD sufferers prescribed more sedatives than psychiatric patients, shows study

New research has revealed that Norwegian COPD sufferers are prescribed even more sedatives than psychiatric patients. The researchers behind the study believe that this is problematic because the drugs in question are addictive and inhibit lung function.

18 Sep 2015

Specific biomarker predicts which HER2-negative breast cancer patients respond to targeted therapy

A multicenter team led by Case Western Reserve has demonstrated that brief exposure to a targeted therapy can tell doctors which HER2-negative patients will respond — and which should switch to another kind of treatment.

18 Sep 2015

Study reports use of new psychoactive drugs in US nationally representative survey

In recent years, there has been an increase in emergence and use of a variety of new drugs, so-called "novel psychoactive substances" (NPS) in the US and worldwide.

16 Sep 2015

New findings on amitriptyline drug could help develop antidepressants with novel mechanisms

Researchers in Japan have shown that several different classes of antidepressants increase early growth responses in astrocytes, star-shaped glial cells, which could help develop new treatments.

16 Sep 2015

ACP awarded $1,002,884 Cooperative Agreement to increase adult immunization rates in US

The American College of Physicians (ACP) was awarded a $1,002,884 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to increase immunization rates in the United States.

16 Sep 2015

Common hypertension drugs worsen cardiovascular outcomes in hypertensive African Americans

Drugs commonly used to treat high blood pressure, and prevent heart attacks and strokes, are associated with significantly worse cardiovascular outcomes in hypertensive African Americans compared to whites, according to a new comparative effectiveness research study led by researchers in the Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Medical Center.

15 Sep 2015

Roflumilast drug could inhibit growth of brain tumor in children

Current drugs may stop working against the most common type of brain tumor in children, medulloblastoma, but the tumor could be targeted in a new way, according to Stanford University scientists.

15 Sep 2015

Cautiously-designed combination therapies may attenuate side effects associated with Alzheimer's drugs

BACE1 is the major drug target for Alzheimer's disease, but we know surprisingly little about its normal function in the CNS.

15 Sep 2015

UCI researchers uncover new underlying factor of seizures

University of California, Irvine researchers with the School of Medicine have identified the mechanism by which valproic acid controls epileptic seizures, and by doing so, also revealed an underlying factor of seizures.

15 Sep 2015

Combining epigenetic drugs with immunotherapies may provide additional clinical benefit to cancer patients

Recent data suggest that epigenetic therapies are likely to provide additional clinical benefit to cancer patients when rationally combined with immunotherapeutic drugs, according to a review published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

15 Sep 2015

Three-drug strategy effective against drug-resistant staph infection, finds new research

Three antibiotics that, individually, are not effective against a drug-resistant staph infection can kill the deadly pathogen when combined as a trio, according to new research.

15 Sep 2015

RENU 28 skin gel effectively improves skin elasticity, appearance of cellulite

ASEA, an emerging global leader in cellular health, today announced findings from a skin study conducted by leading dermatological research institute Dermatest. The study showed that RENU 28 skin gel effectively improves the appearance of cellulite as a result of the reduction of the size of adipose lobules. Additionally, the study showed significant improvement in skin elasticity.

14 Sep 2015

Mordor Intelligence announces publication of global whey protein market report

Mordor Intelligence is pleased to announce the publication of the report on Global Whey Protein Market on September 14, 2015. This report discusses the market in detail.

14 Sep 2015

Diabetes drug 'suffocates' pancreatic cancer stem cells, new study finds

A new study shows that pancreatic cancer stem cells (PancSCs) are virtually addicted to oxygen-based metabolism, and could be "suffocated" with a drug already used to treat diabetes.

14 Sep 2015

Aridis' AR-301 granted FDA Fast Track Designation for treatment of pneumonia caused by S. aureus

Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company applying proprietary technologies to produce novel anti-infectives and immunotherapies for infectious diseases, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted Fast Track Designation to AR-301, the Company's fully human anti-Staphylococcal alpha-toxin IgG1 monoclonal antibody (mAb).

11 Sep 2015

Study may help scientists to better understand complications caused by drug therapy in kidney transplant patients

New research will help scientists and medical professionals to better understand the long-term complications caused by an immunosuppressant drug used to treat thousands of kidney transplant patients.

11 Sep 2015

Pharmaceutical News

Hypertension drugs block proteins that cause inflammation after traumatic brain injury

New study highlights gap in scientific knowledge about some diabetes drugs

Combination of TXA709 and cefdinir demonstrates synergistic antibacterial activity against MRSA

Mylan releases Fluvastatin Sodium Extended-release Tablets in the U.S.

Norwegian COPD sufferers prescribed more sedatives than psychiatric patients, shows study

Specific biomarker predicts which HER2-negative breast cancer patients respond to targeted therapy

Study reports use of new psychoactive drugs in US nationally representative survey

New findings on amitriptyline drug could help develop antidepressants with novel mechanisms

ACP awarded $1,002,884 Cooperative Agreement to increase adult immunization rates in US

Common hypertension drugs worsen cardiovascular outcomes in hypertensive African Americans

Roflumilast drug could inhibit growth of brain tumor in children

Cautiously-designed combination therapies may attenuate side effects associated with Alzheimer's drugs

UCI researchers uncover new underlying factor of seizures

Combining epigenetic drugs with immunotherapies may provide additional clinical benefit to cancer patients

Three-drug strategy effective against drug-resistant staph infection, finds new research

RENU 28 skin gel effectively improves skin elasticity, appearance of cellulite

Mordor Intelligence announces publication of global whey protein market report

Diabetes drug 'suffocates' pancreatic cancer stem cells, new study finds

Aridis' AR-301 granted FDA Fast Track Designation for treatment of pneumonia caused by S. aureus

Study may help scientists to better understand complications caused by drug therapy in kidney transplant patients

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