News tagged with novel drug
New study finds two-drug combo slows advanced pancreatic cancer
The combination of the novel drug TH-302 with the standard drug gemcitabine has shown early signs of delaying the worsening of cancer in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, a Mayo Clinic-led study has found. This was ...
Cancer
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Japan's DSP to buy US cancer start-up for $2.6 bn
Japanese drugs giant Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma will buy US biotechnology cancer specialist Boston Biomedical for a price that could hit $2.6 billion, the companies announced Thursday.
Cancer
Mar 01, 2012 |
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New melanoma drug Zelboraf nearly doubles survival in majority of patients
Investigators from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) and 12 other centers in the United States and Australia have found that a new drug for patients with metastatic melanoma nearly doubled median overall survival.
Cancer
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Researchers study mitochondrial function, potential new therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are conducting an early phase clinical trial of a novel drug therapy for patients with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease. The drug is a new compound called MSDC-0160, which ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Research on vitamins could lead to the design of novel drugs to combat malaria
New research by scientists at the University of Southampton could lead to the design of more effective drugs to combat malaria.
Medical research
Jan 27, 2012 |
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An inside look at face transplantation
In March 2011, a surgical team at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) performed the first full face transplantation (FFT) in the United States and went on to complete a total of three FFTs this year. Now, in ...
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Dec 28, 2011 |
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Tireless research reveals secrets of the 'sleep hormone'
A team from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and McGill University has made a major breakthrough by unraveling the inner workings of melatonin, also known as the "sleep hormone." The ...
Neuroscience
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Study underlines potential of anti-stress peptide to block alcohol dependence
New research by scientists at the Scripps Research Institute has underlined the power of an endogenous anti-stress peptide in the brain to prevent and even reverse some of the cellular effects of acute alcohol and alcohol ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 09, 2011 |
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University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center tests novel drug that makes brain tumors glow hot pink
Just 24 hours after Lisa Rek sang at her niece's wedding, her husband Brad was driving her to a local hospital.
Cancer
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Novel ALS drug slows symptom progression, reduces mortality in phase II trial
(Medical Xpress) -- Treatment with dexpramipexole -- a novel drug believed to prevent dysfunction of mitochondria, the subcellular structures that provide most of a cell's energy – appears to slow symptom ...
Medical research
Nov 20, 2011 |
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Powerful antibody-based strategy suggests a new therapeutic approach to diabetes and obesity
The work of a team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) led by Professor Nicholas Tonks FRS, suggests a way to overcome one of the major technical obstacles preventing a leading therapeutic target for diabetes ...
Medical research
Sep 29, 2011 |
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Another step toward resisting breast cancer
Medical researchers at the University of Leeds have come a step closer to understanding how to stop breast cancers from coming back.
Cancer
Sep 21, 2011 |
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Freeze and desist: Disabling cardiac cells that can cause arrhythmia
Many patients are responding to a new, minimally invasive way of treating irregular heartbeats by freezing out the bad cells. Atrial fibrillation (A-Fib) is one such heart rhythm disorder, and it's the most common arrhythmia ...
Cardiology
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Better treatment sought for acute lung injury
Patients can essentially drown in their own fluids when trauma and infection prompt blood vessels to leak, flooding millions of air sacs in their lungs.
Medical research
Aug 22, 2011 |
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New cell type offers new hope
(Medical Xpress) -- A team of Melbourne scientists has discovered a new type of cell in the immune system. Their findings could ultimately lead to the development of novel drugs that strengthen the immune ...
Medical research
Jun 14, 2011 |
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