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Some US drugs with “accelerated approval” lack strong clinical evidence
Some drugs that have been given “accelerated approval” by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDDA) to be made available to the American public lack stringent clinical evidence proving their benefits, according to a new study published by researchers from […]
Coffee, herbal tea may protect against liver fibrosis
A new study has found that drinking coffee or herbal tea may help protect against liver fibrosis, which is the scarring of the liver resulting from chronic inflammation and is estimated as the degree of liver stiffness. Scientists think these […]
Lab-produced skin could end animal testing in cosmetics industry
Move over animal testing, and make way for lab-produced skin. L’Oréal is now shifting gears by producing human skin in order to restrict animal testing. But this is no new order, the French cosmetics giant that includes other brands such […]
How a new hospital gets colonized by germs
Hundreds of thousands of patients get hospital-acquired infections every year, and in 2011, 75,000 people died as a result. As hospitals work to better protect patients from germs that travel easily among the weak and already-ill, researchers saw a golden […]
Scientists uncover ways on how cancers can escape the immune system
A team of Singapore scientists has discovered new insights on how cancers evade the immune system. Using gastric cancer (GC), the third leading cause of cancer death worldwide, the conclusion made may be applicable to other major cancers with potential […]
“Ultra-tough” antibiotic developed to fight superbugs
Scientists in the US have redesigned a vital antibiotic, creating a new version of vancomycin, to fight some of the world’s toughest superbugs. The re-engineered version is designed to be ultra-tough and appears to be a thousand times more potent […]
Common, cheap antioxidant could slow human skin aging
Researchers from the University of Maryland in the US suggest that a common, inexpensive antioxidant called methylene blue could slow down or reverse signs of aging of the human skin. The scientists tested the chemical in cultured human skin cells […]
Smoking damages unborn babies’ livers
The potent cocktail of chemicals released in cigarette smoke has been found to be particularly harmful to developing liver cells of unborn babies, affecting male and female fetuses differently. A team of researchers, led by the University of Edinburgh in […]
Scientists discover way to potentially slow down cancer spread
The biochemical signaling process causing densely packed cancer cells to break away from a tumor and spread elsewhere in the body has been discovered by a team led by John Hopkins researchers. The team also reported in their study that […]
Some types of cancer feed on sugar, study finds
Some types of cancers are more dependent on sugar than others, scientists at the University of Texas at Dallas found in a new study.They discovered that squamous cell tumors — which account for about 25% to 30% of lung cancer […]
