Pfizer drug from Medivation deal shows promise in breast cancer: Study
Common adverse side effects included anaemia and low blood platelet and white blood cell count
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Keytruda improves survival for bladder cancer patients
The company is currently enrolling patients in a phase three trial of Keytruda, combined with chemotherapy, as an initial…
Celgene leukaemia drug extends survival in early stage trial
The Celgene drug works by transforming leukaemia cells in the bone marrow into normal mature white blood cells
Weight loss tied to lower risk of knee joint degeneration
There were also changes in the menisci, crescent-shaped pads that protect and cushion the joint
Bristol-Myers NASH drug reduces liver fat in midstage study
The Bristol drug also led to improvements in cholesterol and triglycerides, researchers reported
Eating tree nuts may cut risk that colon cancer will return: Study
All of the patients in the study had received surgery and chemotherapy to treat their colon cancers
Ganging up against Shigella bacteria
India is set to develop the world’s first Shigella vaccine, which is likely to hit the market by 2024. Will it prove to be the…
India has at least 60 million to 80 million people with chronic respiratory disease
As we mark World Asthma Day on May 2, Dr Jaideep A Gogtay, Chief Medical Officer, Cipla explains to Viveka Roychowdhury why unlike…
Sanofi’s Toujeo shows reduction in blood sugar and hypoglycemia: Study
In the DELIVER 2 study, after six months, patients who switched to Toujeo experienced
33 per cent fewer hypoglycemic events…
Cubosomes – A liquid crystalline marvel
Dr Pradnya Palekar Shanbhag, Professor in Pharmaceutics, Saraswathi Vidya Bhavan’s College of Pharmacy, shares a study on…
Muslim prayer movements may reduce back pain: Study
Bowing is the most stressful on the lower back, but for individuals with low back pain, using proper knee and back angles during…
Postmenopausal hormone therapy exceeding ten years may protect from dementia
Study shows that postmenopausal removal of ovaries, uterus or both was not significantly linked to the risk of Alzheimer’s…
Vyome Biosciences announces top-line results from Phase 1 study of VB-1953 for patients with facial…
Treatment with VB-1953 resulted in a reduction of inflammatory and non-inflammatory lesions and in IGA scores
Thermo Fischer & TUM announce milestone on human proteomes
Report on synthesis of a library of over 330,000 reference peptides to analyse human proteomes
Linezolid directly affects the ability of the mitochondria to produce energy
Dr Salil Mehta, Volunteer and Consultant Ophthalmologist with MSF, recently published a paper on optic neuropathy in DR-TB…
It’s personal
Though personalised medicines have shown potential in revolutionising medical treatment by making them patient-specific, there is…
Zika Vaccine A Distant Dream?
The development of the Zika virus vaccine has been hindered
by its complexity and doubts over its marketability By Sachin Jagdale
Disturbances in blood cell gene transcription may lead to leukemia
Researchers were able to show that DNA damage associated with leukemia occurs in regions in which the DNA is being transcribed…
Stem cells improve blood vessel function following spinal cord injury
The current study focused on suppressing damaging inflammation and improving blood vessel function, which may reduce the extent of…
Resverlogix announces dosing of first two patients in expanded renal and orphan programmes
The commencement of this phase 1 pharmacokinentic (PK) trial in patients with severe renal impairment is the first in a series of…