Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Alefacept drug shows encouraging results in phase 2 trial for type 1 diabetes

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Alefacept drug shows encouraging results in phase 2 trial for type 1 diabetes
Friday, September 20, 2013

Cell death protein could offer new anti-inflammatory drug target

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Scientists in Melbourne, Australia, have revealed the structure of a protein that is essential for triggering a form of programmed cell d...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

Drug blocks light sensors in eye that may trigger migraine attacks

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Panda and his collaborators turned to the Lundbeck library of diverse compounds. In hundreds of 384-well plates, a team led by Ken Jones ...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Investigational oral regimen for hepatitis C shows promise

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In a study of an all-oral drug regimen, a majority of volunteers with liver damage due to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection were cured fol...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Promising chronic pain drug developed

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4a,9-dihydroxy-7a-(hydroxymethyl)-3-methyl-2,3,4,4a,5,6-hexahydro-1H-4,12-methanol benzofuro[3,2-e]isoquinoline-7(7aH)-one (UMB 425) ...
Monday, September 16, 2013

Eating whole fruits linked to lower risk of Type 2 diabetes

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Eating more whole fruits, particularly blueberries, grapes, and apples, was significantly associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes,...
Friday, September 13, 2013

Unexpected use of former cancer drug, Zebularine...

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Researchers at Lund University have unexpectedly discovered that an old cancer drug can be used to prevent rejection of transplanted tissu...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

Drug reduces hospitalizations and cost of treating young children with sickle cell anemia

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The study is the largest ever focusing on the economic impact of the drug hydroxyurea (see structure below)  in children with the inh...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Scientists fish for new epilepsy model and reel in potential drug

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According to new research on epilepsy, zebrafish have certainly earned their stripes. Results of a study in  Nature Communications  sugges...
Monday, September 9, 2013

Synthetic polymer could stop the spread of HIV

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The researchers created the large molecule with several sugar molecules, known as glycopolymers ( Glycopolymer  is synthetic polymer with ...
Saturday, September 7, 2013

Alzheimer's 'missing link' found: Promising target for new drugs

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Yale School of Medicine researchers have discovered a protein that is the missing link in the complicated chain of events that lead to Alz...
Friday, September 6, 2013

AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb resubmit Dapagliflozin New Drug Application for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in the U.S

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In continuation of my update on Dapagliflozin AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb resubmit Dapagliflozin New Drug Application fo...
Thursday, September 5, 2013

FDA Advisory Committee Unanimously Recommends Approval Of Bayer's Riociguat In Two Pulmonary Hypertension Indications

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We know that, Riociguat  is  ( BAY 63-2521 ) is a novel drug that is in clinical development by  Bayer . It is a stimulator of soluble gua...
Monday, September 2, 2013

Drug used for blood cancers may stop spread of breast cancer cells

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In continuation of my update on Decitabine A drug used to treat blood cancers may also stop the spread of invasive breast cancer, re...
Friday, August 30, 2013

Study: Type 2 diabetic patients treated with DPP-4 linagliptin experience reductions in blood glucose levels

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Data published in The   Lancet showed that elderly people with Type 2  Diabetes  (T2D) treated for 24 weeks with the dipeptidyl peptidase-...