When you take a time-release drug, you count on it doing what the package says: release the drug slowly into your bloodstream to provide benefits over the specified period of time. When the drug dissolves too slowly or too ...
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Hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug dubbed a "gift from God" by US President Donald Trump for its potential ability to fight the new coronavirus, was found to be no more effective than standard treatment in a small Chinese ...
Mar 25, 2020
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About one in five Danes are affected by depression at some point in their lives. The severe depressions may be treated with the so-called 'tricyclic antidepressants,' an antidepressant drug that is more effective than the ...
Mar 20, 2020
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Pharmaceuticals and research labs across the world are racing to find vaccines and treatments for the new coronavirus, using a variety of different technologies.
Mar 16, 2020
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In the wake of recent disappointments over clinical trials targeting amyloid plaque build-up in Alzheimer's disease, researchers are focusing more attention on misfolded tau protein, another culprit in brain diseases that ...
Dec 18, 2019
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Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs)—cancer drugs that are designed to target and destroy cancerous tissue while leaving healthy cells intact—represent a long sought-after advancement in cancer therapy. ADCs work by attaching ...
Nov 08, 2019
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A safer and more sensitive contrast dye for MRI tests developed by a team led by Georgia State University researchers may provide the first effective, noninvasive method for detecting and diagnosing early-stage liver diseases, ...
Oct 29, 2019
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The worldwide search for an opioid alternative has made a leap forward—with a scientific discovery in an Australian fungus indicating effective pain relief and the potential for a safer less addictive drug, helping address ...
Oct 14, 2019
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A study by a team of Victoria University of Wellington scientists spotlights the role of gene networks in how people respond to one of the world's most prescribed medications.
Oct 04, 2019
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A University of California, Riverside, research team has come up with a new approach to targeting cancer cells that circumvents a challenge faced by currently available cancer drugs.
May 17, 2019
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