Tag: pharmaceuticals
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Implanted Overdose Rescue Device Being Developed
An implanted device that senses an overdose of opioid drugs and dispenses an emergency rescue medicine is in development by two university labs.
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Early Results Show Anti-Depressive Drug Effects
Initial results from a clinical trial show a drug designed to supplement first-line treatments helps reduce symptoms of major depressive disorder.
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Real-World Evidence Assessed for Cancer Drug Trials
Two medical technology companies are evaluating real-world evidence from patients to simulate randomized clinical trials for testing new cancer treatments.
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Trial to Test CBD for Parkinson’s-Related Psychosis
A clinical trial is planned to test cannabidiol, or CBD, derived from cannabis as a treatment for hallucinations and delusions among people with Parkinson’s disease.
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Nanoparticles Designed to Cross Blood-Brain Barrier
Nanoscale particles derived from viruses are shown in tests with lab mice to cross the blood-brain barrier, and reach nerve cells in the brain.
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Companies Developing Hemophilia Gene Editing Therapy
A partnership between drug maker Novo Nordisk and biotechnology company bluebird bio is designing a treatment for hemophilia with gene-editing proteins.
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Merck Gaining Gut Microbe Technology for Vaccines
Drug maker Merck & Co. is partnering with a developer of treatments for disease derived from microbes in the gut, for discovery of up to three vaccines.
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Dementia Drug Candidate in Preclinical Tests
A study is underway of a new treatment approach for dementia that targets inflammation and microscopic bleeding in the brain that can accompany Alzheimer’s disease.
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Nanotech Crispr Delivery in Development
Researchers in biochemistry and structural biology are designing a technique using nanoscale particles to safely deliver edited genes as a cancer treatment.
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Novartis, Microsoft Partner on A.I.
Drug maker Novartis is collaborating with Microsoft to extend the company’s adoption of artificial intelligence into many of its corporate functions.