Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cancer therapies show promise in combating tuberculosis
What could cancer teach us about tuberculosis? That's a question Meenal Datta has been chasing since she was a graduate student.
Mar 25, 2024
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News tagged with regulatory agencies
Medical research
Assessing the impact of fast-track drug approval programs
Over the past decade, regulatory agencies such as the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States and the and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in the European Union have put programs in place to get new drugs ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Vaccination
COVID-19 offers lessons to improve vaccine equity in Global South
Emory University's Rebecca Martin urges action to advance health security and health equity by improving access to and pathways for the delivery of vaccines. Martin and co-authors of the BMJ Global Health analysis, "Lessons ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Medications
Gabapentinoids associated with severe exacerbation of COPD
A population-based cohort study of more than 10,000 persons using gabapentinoids found that their use was associated with an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation. This study supports ...
Jan 15, 2024
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Medical research
Study exposes opportunities for strengthening cancer drugs trials in China
More than one-eighth of the randomized trials of cancer drugs seeking regulatory approval in China in recent years used inappropriate controls to test the effectiveness and safety of the drugs, according to a new study published ...
Dec 12, 2023
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Medical economics
Direct-to-consumer businesses promoting unproven stem cell and gene-based interventions, researchers warn
While stem cell therapy has been used to successfully generate and repair tissues that have been damaged due to certain conditions and diseases, such as leukemia, it is far from a cure-all.
Nov 30, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Clinics continue marketing unproven stem cell interventions as treatments for COVID-19 and long COVID
Researchers have identified 38 businesses engaged in direct-to-consumer marketing of purported stem cell treatments and exosome therapies for preventing and treating COVID-19 even though these "interventions" have not been ...
Oct 26, 2023
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Research describes methodology for use of digital health technologies in Parkinson's disease clinical trials
With 10 million people living with Parkinson's worldwide, collaboration and data sharing are crucial for driving innovation in drug development for the fastest-growing degenerative neurological condition.
Jul 6, 2023
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Health
Aspartame: Popular sweetener could be classified as a possible carcinogen by WHO—but there's no cause for panic
According to reports, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization (WHO), is set to declare the artificial sweetener aspartame as "possibly carcinogenic to humans".
Jul 5, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
From promise to practice: A dose of reality for psychedelic therapies
Psychedelics stand at a pivotal crossroad in mental health, offering the prospect of novel therapeutic avenues to address multiple mental conditions, from treatment-resistant depression to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). ...
Jun 16, 2023
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