'Tomato pill' may improve the function of blood vessels A daily supplement of an extract found in tomatoes may improve the function of blood vessels in patients with cardiovascular disease, according to new research from the University of ...
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A study of volunteers who ate about a pound of strawberries a day had lowered levels of bad cholesterol and triglycerides, Italian and Spanish researchers say. Researchers at the Universita Politecnica delle Marche colleagues at the ...
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Researchers say they've discovered how the club drug Ecstasy acts on the brain, and their findings suggest the drug might be useful in treating anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. The study included 25 volunteers who underwent two ...
Scientists at The University of Nottingham are leading the world in exploiting MRI technology to assist in the treatment and diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), a condition that causes serious inconvenience and discomfort to ...
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Cerenis Therapeutics, the biopharmaceutical company, today announced that its Phase IIb CHI-SQUARE (Can HDL Infusions Significantly Quicken Atherosclerosis REgression) study did not reach its primary endpoint in post-Acute Coronary Syndrome ...
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Cognoptix disclosed at the ‘Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease’ (CTAD) scientific meeting the strong results of a multi-site clinical trial of its SAPPHIRE II eye test, which is designed to identify Alzheimer’s ...
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Oral drug delivery systems developer Oramed Pharmaceuticals has submitted a pre-Investigational New Drug (pre-IND) seeking approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence a trial on its orally ingestible exenatide ...
Clinical-stage pharmaceutical company Adynxx has obtained the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fast track designation for its AYX1 injection, which is used for prevention of chronic pain. In a five-cohort, dose-escalating study ...
Drug discovery and early drug development company Trino Therapeutics has received more than €9m ($12m) funding from investors, including Fountain Healthcare Partners and founding investor, the Wellcome Trust, to advance the development ...
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Swedish medical device company Dignitana's subsidiary Brain Cool has announced that its medical brain cooling system is being tested in a Phase One clinical trial at the University of Edinburgh. The Brain Cool system, which uses a ...
Imprimis Pharmaceuticals has announced the completion of clinical trials of Impracor, a topical analgesic cream, which delivers a therapeutic dose of the pain-relieving, anti-inflammatory drug ketoprofen. The study, which was conducted by ...
Repligen has announced a new licensing agreement with Pfizer in an effort to advance Repligen's spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) program. The work focuses on RG3039, which is a small molecule drug candidate in clinical development for the ...
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Early results from the NeuroSIPE programme 'Beyond Pain' project, in research funded by the Dutch Technology Foundation STW, demonstrate how a FLIR SC5600 thermal imaging camera has been used as an effective, non-invasive tool for ...
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Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Bionomics' licensee, has submitted an investigational new drug (IND) application to the FDA to begin IW-2143 clinical trial. The trial will further evaluate pharmacokinetic profile of the anti-anxiety drug ...
The US Food and Drug Administration(FDA)has granted orphan drug designation to Savara Pharmaceuticals'first inhaled antibiotic,designed for the treatment of pulmonary methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA)infection in cystic ...
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