Metformin found to help reverse lung fibrosis in mice
The type 2 diabetes drug metformin could be used to help treat lung fibrosis condition in the future, researchers have said.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) or lung fibrosis is a respiratory disease which occurs when scars are formed in the lung tissues, leading to breathing problems. It can develop after lung injuri...
Amgen announced that the results of two open-label extension (OLE) studies of AimovigTM (erenumab-aooe) in patients with chronic and episodic migraine, respectively, will be presented at the 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society (AHS) in San Francisco. Results from a one-year study in chronic migraine patients reinforced the established safety and efficacy profile of Aimo...
Zemdri (plazomicin) Approved by FDA for the Treatment of Adults with Complicated Urinary Tract Infections (cUTI)
Achaogen, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing innovative antibacterial agents to address multidrug resistant (MDR) gram-negative infections, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Zemdri (plazomicin) for adults with complic...
When Roche got Herceptin onto China’s national insurance program, it didn’t expect demand to surge so quickly, overwhelming its production capacity there. Now, to cope with a nationwide shortage, it’s shifting to a different manufacturing site to amp up supplies of the cancer therapy.
Roche applied to change Herceptin's existing production site for China to a high...
The MALDI TOS Spectrometer
In a recent article published in the Siriraj Medical Journal, a team at the Department of Microbiology. Siriraj Hospital, had developed a new method of identifying ...
MIT researchers discovered and patented magnesium L-threonate based on its unique ability to boost brain levels of magnesium.
Rapid absorption and ability to e...
The Provincial Health Office of Roi Et, Thailand, received the 2018 UN Public Service Award for its cervical cancer prevention programme and promoting gender responsive public services.
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Currently, there is no cure for osteoarthritis, the most common joint problem in the United States. A new study brings hope of a single-injection fix. The drug on trial clears out old cells from the j...
Treatment wakes up dormant tumour cells which can allow cancer to come back after chemotherapy before slamming on an irreversible ‘stop’ button
A medication more commonly used to t...
The US FDA has continued to voice serious concerns about an opioid like plant, Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa)., a close relative of the coffee tree that is embraced by many pain patients as a treatment a...
Arthrogen, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in gene therapy, is now recruiting individuals with rheumatoid arthritis to test the new drug ART-I02.
Khun Nantida does not wear clothes w...
Metformin found to help reverse lung fibrosis in mice
The type 2 diabetes drug metformin could be used to help treat lung fibrosis condition in the future, researchers have said.
Idiopat...
Regenerative therapy is a cell-based technique using stem cells to boost tissue regeneration. Though many different stem cells are used, one of the most promising is fat-derived adipose stem cells.
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The treatment could relieve haemophilia B patients from factor IX replacement drugs
UniQure has enrolled the first patient in its registration trial of haemophilia B gene therapy candidate AMT-061 ...
Obstructive sleep apnoea has been linked to brain changes seen in the early stages of dementia, University of Sydney research reveals.
Published today in The European Respiratory Journ...
Results from two clinical trials are expected to improve the outlook for people diagnosed with early-stage pancreatic cancer that can be treated with surgery.
In the first trial, changing the ...
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which include well-known brand names Prilosec, Miracid, Nexium and Prevacid, are among the most commonly prescribed medications in the world. Approximately 10 percent of...
French biotech Abivax’s might be on the verge of HIV cure and prevention discovery, after achieving a significant reduction of viral load patients during the first 28 days of treatment.
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Some post-surgical wounds, including following abdominal surgeries and mastectomies, may require suction drainage to prevent post operative complications due to edema and fluid collections. Suction bu...
