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Biologic drug can help treat contact dermatitis

APOSEC it is a biologic wound-healing agent developed by thoracic surgeon Hendrik Jan Ankersmit from MedUni Vienna.

15 May 2020

First cellular immunology data to help guide social distancing recommendations

Scientists around the world are racing to develop a vaccine to protect against COVID-19 infection, and epidemiologists are trying to predict how the coronavirus pandemic will unfold until such a vaccine is available.

15 May 2020

Drug counterfeiters are using corona pandemic to make profits in Africa

Drug counterfeiters are using the corona pandemic to make profits in Africa selling completely ineffective or even harmful medicines.

14 May 2020

Vaccine design can face specific challenges, say researchers

The goal of a vaccine is to trigger a response that safely protects against an infection and/or the burden of disease.

13 May 2020

Study explores whether senicapoc drug can mitigate lung damage in COVID-19 patients

Scientists around the globe are working to identify approved and investigational drugs that can be repurposed to treat COVID-19.

13 May 2020

Researchers launch clinical trial to test the efficacy of antidepressant against COVID-19

An antidepressant medication is being tested as a potential treatment for COVID-19 after University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers determined it may prevent dangerous overreactions by the immune system.

13 May 2020

Passive immummization can offer instant, short-term fortification against infectious agents

The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has infected more than 4 million people and killed close to 280,000.1 Finding a vaccine has become a global public health priority.

13 May 2020

Experimental two-in-one diabetes shot provides better blood sugar control

The number of people with diabetes has increased from 108 million in 1980 to a staggering 422 million in 2014. In 2016, an estimated 1.6 million deaths were directly caused by diabetes, while another 2.2 million deaths were tied to high blood glucose.

12 May 2020

Insulins sold at U.S. retail pharmacies are consistent with product labeling, finds study

JDRF, the American Diabetes Association (ADA), and The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, announce the results of a study examining the consistency and potency of insulin purchased at U.S. retail pharmacies.

12 May 2020

Collaborative approach is essential to speed up COVID-19 vaccine candidates, say NIH experts

A harmonized and collaborative approach to the clinical testing, scale-up and distribution of candidate vaccines to prevent COVID-19 is essential, scientific leaders write in a perspective published today in Science.

12 May 2020

AI VIVO seeks pharma, biotech collaboration partners to advance drug candidates for COVID-19

AI VIVO has announced that it is seeking pharma and biotech collaboration partners to progress therapeutic candidates for COVID-19.

11 May 2020

Italy develops vaccine candidate that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 in mice

As the world grapples with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), scientists race to develop treatments and vaccines to combat the viral infection. Though many ongoing trials show promise in fighting the novel coronavirus, Italian researchers claim they have developed a vaccine that can neutralize severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in animal cells.

10 May 2020

Low-molecular-weight drugs could help against COVID-19 says study

Chinese researchers have worked on using existing low molecular weight drugs to treat severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes COVID-19 disease.

10 May 2020

Researchers develop vaccine for virus associated with type 1 diabetes

According to many observations, certain virus infections may play a part in the autoimmune attack that leads to type 1 diabetes. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and at the universities of Jyväskylä and Tampere have now produced a vaccine for these viruses in the hope that it could provide protection against the disease. The study is published 6 May 2020 in the scientific journal Science Advances.

8 May 2020

Olanzapine drug can help manage nausea and vomiting in patients with advanced cancer

Olanzapine, a generic drug used to treat nervous, emotional and mental conditions, also may help patients with advanced cancer successfully manage nausea and vomiting unrelated to chemotherapy.

8 May 2020

Repurposing existing drugs is a more rapid alternative than developing COVID-19 vaccine

Repurposing existing medicines focused on known drug targets is likely to offer a more rapid hope of tackling COVID-19 than developing and manufacturing a vaccine, argue an international team of scientists in the British Journal of Pharmacology today.

8 May 2020

Pharmaceutical News

Biologic drug can help treat contact dermatitis

First cellular immunology data to help guide social distancing recommendations

Drug counterfeiters are using corona pandemic to make profits in Africa

Vaccine design can face specific challenges, say researchers

Study explores whether senicapoc drug can mitigate lung damage in COVID-19 patients

Researchers launch clinical trial to test the efficacy of antidepressant against COVID-19

Passive immummization can offer instant, short-term fortification against infectious agents

Experimental two-in-one diabetes shot provides better blood sugar control

Insulins sold at U.S. retail pharmacies are consistent with product labeling, finds study

Collaborative approach is essential to speed up COVID-19 vaccine candidates, say NIH experts

AI VIVO seeks pharma, biotech collaboration partners to advance drug candidates for COVID-19

Italy develops vaccine candidate that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 in mice

Low-molecular-weight drugs could help against COVID-19 says study

Researchers develop vaccine for virus associated with type 1 diabetes

Olanzapine drug can help manage nausea and vomiting in patients with advanced cancer

Repurposing existing drugs is a more rapid alternative than developing COVID-19 vaccine

Antibiotic combined with measurement technology may save time and money in developing new active ingredients

BIOCAD becomes Vector’s industrial partner to develop COVID-19 vaccine

Combination therapy trial to understand the biology, spread, treatment of COVID-19

Study investigates potential use of metal catalysts to create drug discovery platform

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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