The Hidden Dangers of Placebos
Poorly reported placebos could lead to mistaken estimates of benefits and harms. Their findings are published today, September 30, 2019, in the European Journal of…
Pharmaceuticals News
Key Enzyme From Plants Could Guide Development of New Medicines
Salk research explains how plants are able to efficiently manufacture the compounds they use to adapt to stress. Plants can do many amazing things. Among…
Magnetic Particles Deliver Drugs With Pinpoint Targeting
Magnetic particles allow drugs to be released at precise times and in specific areas. Most pharmaceuticals must either be ingested or injected into the body…
New Data on the Mechanism of Action of Plitidepsin in Tumor Cells
PharmaMar (MSE: PHM) has presented during the AACR meeting (American Association for Cancer Research) in Chicago new data about how plitidepsin works on the tumor…
MIT Biological Engineers Solve An Arthritis Drug Mystery
Pharmaceutical companies once considered a protein called p38 a very attractive target for treating rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis patients usually have elevated activity of this inflammation-producing…
Liquid–Liquid Separator Being Tested in Outer Space
Liquid-liquid separation and chemical extraction are key processes in drug manufacturing and many other industries, including oil and gas, fragrances, food, wastewater filtration, and biotechnology….
MIT Spinout Develops Smart Needle-Free Drug Injector
MIT spinout Portal Instruments has landed a commercialization deal for a smart, needle-free injection device that could reduce the pain and anxiety associated with needle…
European Union’s Initiative to Clean Up Waterways Faces Opposition
The EU is about to stop a precedent-setting initiative that was designed to tackle a common side effect of drugs, their impact on aquatic life….
