Scientists use new technique to study the effects of reactive electrophilic drugs
In 2014, the European Medicines Agency approved the drug Tecfidera for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis, a neurodegenerative disease
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Legal consumption of alcohol and tobacco may increase the use of illicit drugs
The use of legal drugs (tobacco and alcohol) may lead to the use of cannabis, a new study led by
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Plant-based diet rich in soy reduces troubling menopause symptoms by 84%
A new study, published by the North American Menopause Society in the journal Menopause, found a plant-based diet rich in
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Repurposing immunomodulatory drugs to treat COVID-19
EULAR has released new points to consider on the use of immunomodulatory drugs in the fight against severe COVID-19. COVID-19
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Study analyzes two different classes of drugs in a large group of preschoolers with ADHD
In a multi-institutional study, researchers in the Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Research Network (DBPNet), led by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), have
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Drug-discovery collaboration finds potential new antimalarial drug candidates
Potential new antimalarial drug candidates are being developed through an extended drug-discovery collaboration between Australian medical research institute WEHI and
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The FDA seeks a new way to review old drugs without causing prices to soar
Chuck Peterson of Omaha, Nebraska, recently experienced a swollen, painful knuckle caused by arthritis. He got a prescription for colchicine.
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Researchers use machine learning to rank cancer drugs in order of efficacy
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have developed a machine learning algorithm that ranks drugs based on their efficacy
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Doctors debate use of blood thinners to prevent clots in women after C-sections
Nearly all women who deliver babies through cesarean section at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City receive
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Why are drugs for the old tested on the young?
Why are drugs for the old tested on the young? As just 10 per cent of those on the AstraZeneca
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