Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US begins crackdown on unvetted virus blood tests
U.S. regulators are moving ahead with a crackdown on scores of antibody tests for the coronavirus that have not yet been shown to work.
May 22, 2020
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What can a COVID-19 antibody test tell us?
What can a COVID-19 antibody test tell me?
May 19, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer research breakthrough as DNA behavior is uncovered in 3-D models
Scientists have used 3-D models to break down the DNA behavior of cancer cells, in a breakthrough new study which could revolutionize treatment for the disease.
May 11, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why are there so many drugs to kill bacteria, but so few to tackle viruses?
As the end of the second world war neared, mass production of the newly developed antibiotic penicillin enabled life-saving treatment of bacterial infections in wounded soldiers. Since then, penicillin and many other antibiotics ...
May 8, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gilead Sciences exporting remdesivir, CEO says
The head of the maker of remdesivir, an anti-viral shown to reduce recovery times in COVID-19 patients, said Sunday the company has been exporting the drug and is making it available to patients in the United States through ...
May 3, 2020
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DNA may hold the key to protecting populations from COVID-19
Scientists from The University of Western Australia's Faculty of Science are part of a global team that is developing a new DNA test for COVID-19, which can provide faster and more detailed results than other tests.
Apr 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gilead drug proves effective against coronavirus in US study (Update)
For the first time, a major study suggests that an experimental drug works against the new coronavirus, and U.S. government officials said Wednesday that they would work to make it available to appropriate patients as quickly ...
Apr 29, 2020
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Health
Virus outbreak delays US government review of e-cigarettes
Electronic cigarette companies will have four additional months to submit their products for government review because of delays tied to the coronavirus outbreak.
Apr 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Doctors: Execution drugs could help COVID-19 patients
Secrecy surrounding executions could hinder efforts by a group of medical professionals who are asking the nation's death penalty states for medications used in lethal injections so that they can go to coronavirus patients ...
Apr 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers expand international effort to rapidly repurpose drugs against COVID-19
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to spread across the globe, Scripps Research has quickly established an international network of collaborating scientific laboratories to leverage ReFRAME, the world's leading drug repurposing ...
Apr 16, 2020
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