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Drug candidate eliminates breast cancer tumors in mice in a single dose

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Treatment typically involves surgery and follow-up hormone therapy, but late effects of these treatments include osteoporosis, sexual dysfunction and blood clots. Despite significant therapeutic advances, breast cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related death in women.

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As ALS research booms, one treatment center finds itself in the spotlight

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The Healey center is at the front of ALS research and care, earning acclaim from patients, doctors and scientists. Still, the complexities of the disease and of drug development have brought hard-felt losses.

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New Research Points Towards Potential Treatment for Anorexia

Drugs.com

THURSDAY, July 11, 2024 -- Anorexia nervosa could be caused by lack of a specific brain chemical, reports a research team that has developed a possible cure for the eating disorder.Mouse studies have revealed that a deficit in acetycholine, a.

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Novel stem cell therapy repairs 'irreversible' corneal damage in clinical trial

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Results from a phase 1/2 clinical trial of a novel stem cell treatment for cornea injuries found 14 patients treated and tracked for 18 months had a more than 90% success rate at restoring the cornea's surface and improvements in vision.

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Bridging Innovation & Patient Care: The Growing Role of AI

Speaker: Simran Kaur, Co-founder & CEO at Tattva.Health

But its impact goes far beyond research. From Research to Real-World Care 🌎 Understand how AI-driven advancements are shaping personalized treatments and patient outcomes. AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis.

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Nanorobot hand made of DNA grabs viruses for diagnostics and blocks cell entry

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A tiny, four-fingered 'hand' folded from a single piece of DNA can pick up the virus that causes COVID-19 for highly sensitive rapid detection and can even block viral particles from entering cells to infect them, researchers report.

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Combination treatment can increase human insulin-producing cells in vivo

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

In preclinical studies, a team of researchers report new findings on a therapeutic combination that regenerated human insulin-producing beta cells, providing a possible new treatment for diabetes.

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