Category: Pharmaceuticals
Indian herb-in-capsule shows anti-diabetic properties in mice
Plant-based medicines, including medicinal teas, have newfound popularity thanks to organic lifestyle changes. Although these “natural” sources can be used to aid chronic illnesses, the therapies/treatment must be first tested for their efficacy, dose-related toxicity, active compound delivery, as well […]
Influenced pain prescriptions likely with more money from drug companies
Brand-name versions of a pain drug – gabapentin – are reportedly being prescribed in favour of pharmaceutical companies’ payments to doctors, according to research by a team from Yale University in Connecticut, US. Gabapentin is usually prescribed by pain doctors […]
Australia develops world’s first AI-flu vaccine
A new influenza vaccine has been developed in South Australia by an artificial intelligence (AI) program, after a spate of confirmed cases in the country. The first accomplishment of its kind sees the flu drug being independently created by SAM […]
“Unsuitable” antidepressant drugs pose problem to older adults
Older adults are easily susceptible to major depressive disorder. Data points to some 15-20% of people aged 65 and above, who live independently, deal with serious symptoms, and those in nursing homes face depression rates of up to 50%. However, […]
Scientists tease brain aneurysm treatment with cancer drug
There may be a way to treat sensitive brain aneurysms, traditionally only addressed through delicate surgery and slim success, with an existing drug. The joint effort by scientists from UK’s University of Sussex and US’s University of Washington School of […]
UK to develop new treatments for cancer drug resistance
UK’s Institute of Cancer (ICR) recent £75million investment on a centre to develop drugs against treatment-resistant cancer could idealise a breakthrough within the next decade. The ICR’s new Centre for Drug Discovery at its south London campus is intended to […]
China HIV drug to control disease transmission
HIV remains a global health concern despite numerous treatment methods, but a new drug promises better outcomes over a similar treatment used for the past decade. Chinese researchers at the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica and the Kunming Institute of […]
WHO launches pilot malaria vaccine in Malawi
Recent figures report a marked rise of deadly malaria cases after nearly a decade of fighting the disease – mostly in Africa, where more than 250,000 children die yearly; the WHO records a total of 435,000 malaria deaths worldwide in […]
Biotech companies to help with cancer research
Biotechnological innovations are the latest addition to the healthcare market with new therapies and drugs to treat cancer more effectively at a reduced cost, although the most common therapies remain immunotherapy, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Cancer is the leading cause […]
New TB vaccine tested on mice shows promise
Tuberculosis is a disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) bacteria, and is the world’s leading killer due to infection according to the WHO. The BCG (bacille-Calmette-Guerin) vaccine – delivered by an intramuscular injection in the upper arm – is […]
