Engineering antibodies for diagnosis and immunotherapy
Professor John Whitelock is improving the smarts of antibodies and sending them into the extracellular area to outwit those clever cancer cells. The use of […]
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Can CBD help lupus and other diseases?
A lupus diagnosis can be devastating. The disease causes the body’s immune system to attack its own tissues and can affect internal organs—including the brain, […]
Read moreFrench drugmaker, watchdog on trial over weight loss pill deaths
France’s medicines watchdog joins pharmaceutical firm Servier in the dock Monday on fraud and negligence charges linked to the deaths of hundreds of people who […]
Read moreMisused and overprescribed: Issues with anxiety drug persist despite 2017 policy
A national policy to curb inappropriate use and prescribing of anxiety drug alprazolam—more commonly known as Xanax—has not had the desired effect, a team of […]
Read morePsoriasis drug target offers potential for osteosarcoma
A treatment for psoriasis could be repurposed to treat a rare but aggressive form of youth cancer, new findings from the Garvan Institute of Medical […]
Read moreCBD may alleviate seizures, benefit behaviors in people with neurodevelopmental conditions
A marijuana plant extract, also known as cannabidiol (CBD), is being commonly used to improve anxiety, sleep problems, pain, and many other neurological conditions. Now […]
Read moreTentative opioid deal won’t end court battles for Purdue
Courtroom showdowns still face OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and the family that owns it, the Sacklers. But after a tentative settlement reached Wednesday with thousands […]
Read moreFull chemo doses may improve survival in breast cancer
(HealthDay)—Maintaining full doses of chemotherapy, especially early in the treatment course, is important for survival of intermediate or high-risk breast cancer patients, according to a […]
Read moreSome states, towns skeptical over proposed opioid settlement
An offer from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family to settle some 2,000 lawsuits over their contribution to the national opioid crisis is […]
Read moreJ&J verdict sends opioid makers a billion-dollar warning
The US pharmaceutical industry faces tens of billions of dollars in potential damage payments for fueling the opioid addiction crisis after Oklahoma won a $572 […]
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