New drug combination may help treat advanced prostate cancer
About 1 in 8 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. Although many survive, it can develop into metastatic disease.
Aug 21, 2026
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Clinical pharmacology news
Super-resolution microscopy reveals how a cancer drug triggers cellular breakdown
Cancer drugs are often designed to block specific molecular targets, but what happens after they enter a cell is not always well understood. A new study published in Biophotonics Discovery demonstrates how advanced imaging ...
Aug 21, 2026
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Drugs developed in China reaching international markets, research finds
China has become an increasingly important contributor to pharmaceutical development, but comparatively little attention has been paid to how successfully medicines developed in China have entered major international markets.
Aug 21, 2026
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Cancer drug strategy flips script: PRMT1 activator boosts chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer mouse study
What if we could fight cancer by specifically activating a key enzyme instead of deactivating it? That's exactly what a research team at Marburg University has achieved for the first time with the enzyme PRMT1. The scientists ...
Aug 21, 2026
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AI-guided screening identifies nine drugs that may slow childhood dementia
An Australian research collaboration has identified several existing TGA-approved medicines that could help slow brain damage in children with a rare form of dementia—offering hope for faster treatment options.
Aug 20, 2026
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Does timing matter when you take supplements? Here's what the evidence says
Supplement shelves can give the impression that almost everyone needs something. Yet for generally healthy adults, a review of 84 studies found that routine vitamin and mineral supplements offered little or no protection ...
Aug 20, 2026
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New study raises concerns over use of weight-loss drugs in elite sport
Researchers surveyed 114 sports medicine physicians from 38 countries, covering 93 different sports, to explore their views on athletes' use of GLP-1 drugs. Twelve percent said they were aware of athletes using the medications ...
Aug 20, 2026
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Want to join a clinical trial? Distance, insurance and hidden costs can stand in the way
Connecting people with clinical trials is complicated—even if people identify a promising match, there's a slew of potentially thorny factors, including geographic incompatibility and financial and time considerations.
Aug 20, 2026
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Congo to receive 70,000 doses of Ervebo Ebola vaccine which has been effective in past outbreaks
Congo will receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, which has been effective in past Ebola outbreaks, the World Health Organization and partners said Thursday, announcing a step seen as a major boost to efforts to contain ...
Aug 20, 2026
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From orbit to clinic: HIV drug enters Rett syndrome trial after space-based brain study
Research using human brain organoids onboard the International Space Station helped lead to a clinical trial of a potential therapy for Rett syndrome, a debilitating neurological disorder in children. Scientists are now expanding ...
Aug 19, 2026
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