Developing a therapy to combat cancer remains one of the most difficult challenges in medical research. Cancer cells use the
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Blood pressure drug linked to lower risk of gout
Affecting more than 7 million adults in the United States, gout is characterized by a sudden onset of pain, swelling
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Enhancing drug testing with human body-on-chip systems
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves only 13.8% of all tested drugs, and these numbers are even lower
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Antiepileptic drug exposure low in breastfeeding infants
(HealthDay)—Among infants breastfed by mothers who are receiving drug therapy for epilepsy, antiepileptic drug (AED) concentrations in infant blood samples
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First investigational drug therapy for liver disease NASH awaiting FDA approval
Patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a chronic liver disease and a leading cause for liver transplantation in the U.S., currently
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Newly engineered peptide shows potential as long-acting anti-HIV drug
A newly engineered peptide called IBP-CP24 has the potential to be further developed as a long-acting anti-HIV drug that can
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New type of drug might ease migraines
(HealthDay)—Migraine sufferers who cannot get relief from existing medications may soon have a novel treatment option, a new trial suggests.
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Milestone reached in new leukemia drug
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientists, with chemists and cancer biologists from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI), have developed a new therapy
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New customized drug treatment bypasses a single child’s unique mutation within a year of diagnosis
An unprecedented case at Boston Children’s Hospital shows that it’s possible to do something that’s never been done before: identify
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Resistance to immune checkpoint blocker drug linked to metabolic imbalance
A metabolic imbalance in some cancer patients following treatment with a checkpoint inhibitor drug, nivolumab, is associated with resistance to
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