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UK lags behind on access to treatments for rare diseases

Drug Discovery World

The UK lags comparable countries, including France and Germany, on the degree of availability of treatments for rare diseases, according to a new report. The report by the BIA and consultancy firm PwC has highlighted the progress that has been made in improving access to rare disease treatments in the UK, and the challenges that remain.

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Diabetic eye disease: The urgent need for early, non-invasive treatments

Drug Discovery World

Despite affecting such a large subset of diabetic patients, treatment options are limited to repeated, invasive intravitreal injections to the eye. Diabetic retinopathy – current treatments The journey for patients with DR is one of increasing severity and loss of vision. In 2019 there were >14.2

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CBD Research: A Dive into the Regulations of Cannabis Research

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The 2018 Farm Bill. The 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp from the Controlled Substance Act. Importantly, the 2018 Farm Bill preserved FDA authority to regulate products with cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act and Section 351 of the Public Health Service Act.

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Human organoid research offers insights into gut cell differentiation

Drug Target Review

They identified ZNF800 as a key regulator of the differentiation of a specific gut cell type, the enteroendocrine cells. These hormones regulate digestive processes, like nutrient absorption, appetite, and glucose metabolism. 2018 February 8 [2023 November 1];172(4):650-65. The study was published in Science. Cell [Internet].

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Long Covid: A call to action for drug developers

Drug Discovery World

Despite the size of the market and the global impact, there are currently no effective treatments. Akin to a computer’s central processing unit, mitochondria orchestrate broad ranging processes pertaining to cellular health, including metabolism, energy, and immune regulation. In their paper, Guarnieri et al.

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Janssen Announces Treatment with ERLEADA

The Pharma Data

Janssen Announces Treatment with ERLEADA ® (apalutamide) Significantly Improved Overall Survival in Patients with Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer. ERLEADA ® is an androgen receptor (AR) inhibitor indicated for the treatment of patients with nmCRPC and for the treatment of patients with mCSPC. 10 months. [5]

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Addressing increasingly resistant drugs by infectious agents

Drug Target Review

Plants are not well exploited for the treatment of infectious agents, and inter-species biochemical processes and infectious agents habitat interaction are not well studied. 2018): Ubiquitin Proteasome pathway proteins as potential drug targets in parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, Scientific Reports. (8):8399. link] Ojewale Kayode (2018).

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