Myth vs reality of stem cell-based products
With stem cell therapy set to become an acknowledged treatment alternative globally for unmet medical diseases, BN Manohar,…
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Aspirin lowers risk of cancer in overweight people: Study
Being overweight more than doubled the risk of bowel cancer in people with Lynch Syndrome, an inherited genetic disorder which…
Molecular tinkering doubles cancer drug’s efficacy
By surrounding molecules of paclitaxel with self-assembling spheres composed of amino acids, the Duke team doubled tumour exposure…
MERS vaccine shows promise in animals
An experimental vaccine for the deadly MERS virus has shown positive results in animal testing, bringing researchers a step closer…
Merck receives EU-approval to extend Kuvan use to children with PKU below age four
European Commission decision confirms earlier CHMP recommendation for change to product information
BI’s afatinib LUX-Lung 8 trial data released at ASCO 2015
Patients from 23 countries, including India, participated in the trial, which is reportedly the first prospective trial to…
Boehringer Ingelheim announces OS results from LUX-Lung 8 trial at ASCO 2015
The results of LUX-Lung 8 are very encouraging because they illustrate the clinical relevance of targeting ErbB receptors in this…
Holy basil decoded
Holy basil or tulsi is for long known to be a wonder herb. In a first of sorts, a scientist decodes its genome to lend more…
Choppy waters
A new report reveals that 741 antibiotic candidates are in development, however, new antibiotic development is beset with…
Researchers discover new ways to shut down signals involved in brain diseases
The researchers now reveal NOS1AP binds to NOS-1 in a surprisingly complex manner
Obesity and weight loss change splicing pattern of obesity and type II diabetes genes
Alternative splicing of obesity and type II diabetes related genes may contribute to the pathophysiology of obesity, according to…
Scientists crack memory code for flu-killing ‘assassin’ cells
The virus was infecting more people rapidly and nobody had immunity
Drug target for Ebola-like viruses identified
Effective treatments such as vaccines and drug therapies are not available for many of these infections
Scientists develop new drug to reverse resistance to immunotherapy
The new drug will now be tested in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma in an early stage clinical…
Duke University researchers finds new metric for antibiotic dosing
A regimen based on a pathogen’s recovery time could eliminate an otherwise resistant strain of bacteria
On parallel lines
PCR might have been the big discovery of 1983, and now a researcher has developed a new technique, a step ahead of it. Shalini…
Study shows liposuction by product could lead to ED Cure
The study, conducted in rats, compares the effectiveness of using a byproduct of liposuction — uncultured stromal vascular…
Stem cell clones could yield new drug treatment for deadly blood disease
FA is a hereditary blood disorder that leads to bone marrow failure (FA-BMF) and cancer
BIOTRONIK BIOLUX P-I clinical study results published
Results demonstrate advantage of BIOTRONIK's Passeo-18 lux drug-coated balloon catheter for the treatment of superficial femoral…
New streamlined system for research ethics review launched in Ontario
System provides nimble, efficient review of multi-centre clinical trials, while maintaining highest ethical standards