Diabetes
Light-activated drug could reduce side effects of diabetes medication
Scientists have created a drug for type 2 diabetes that is switched on by blue light, which they hope will improve treatment of the disease.
Oct 14, 2014
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News tagged with drug release
Medical research
Getting (drugs) under your skin
Using ultrasound waves, MIT engineers have found a way to enhance the permeability of skin to drugs, making transdermal drug delivery more efficient. This technology could pave the way for noninvasive drug delivery or needle-free ...
Sep 14, 2012
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Medical research
New technology delivers sustained release of drugs for up to six months
A new technology which delivers sustained release of therapeutics for up to six months could be used in conditions which require routine injections, including diabetes, certain forms of cancer and potentially HIV/AIDS.
Aug 13, 2012
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Biomedical technology
Scientists harness ultrasound for drug delivery and tissue implantation
Research presents an advance in drug delivery and tissue implantation assisted by ultrasound, developed by researchers from the Technion Faculty of Biomedical Engineering. The work is published in the journal Small Methods.
Apr 22, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
FDA approves Abecma for relapsed, refractory multiple myeloma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel) as a personalized CAR T-cell therapy for triple-class exposed relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
Apr 10, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
Implantable device delivers HIV antiviral with more potency than oral drugs
A team from Houston Methodist Research Institute recently showed that a nanofluidic implant delivered an HIV drug that achieved more potency than other forms of drug administration (oral) and other HIV drugs.
Mar 26, 2024
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Neuroscience
What happens to the dopamine system when we experience aversive events?
A new study at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience has examined how the dopamine system processes aversive unpleasant events.
Nov 11, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Moderna says updated COVID shot boosts omicron protection
Moderna's experimental COVID-19 vaccine that combines its original shot with protection against the omicron variant appears to work, the company announced Wednesday.
Jun 8, 2022
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Biomedical technology
Wound dressing that autonomously administers antibacterial drugs only when needed
It is not possible to tell from the outside whether a wound will heal without problems under the dressing or whether bacteria will penetrate the injured tissue and ignite an inflammation. To be on the safe side, disinfectant ...
Mar 29, 2022
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Vaccination
Covaxin approval requested in US for ages 2-18
US company Ocugen announced Friday that it had asked authorities for emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, which was developed in India, for ages 2 to 18.
Nov 6, 2021
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