Promising drug compounds target liver cancer
23 January, 2020Singaporean scientists have discovered four potential drug compounds that target hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer.
Blood pressure drug could help treat alcoholism
22 January, 2020A drug used to treat high blood pressure may alleviate anxiety induced by long-term heavy alcohol use, and also halt the damage such drinking can cause to the brain's ability to grow new cells.
Human livers kept alive for one week outside the body
14 January, 2020With novel perfusion technology, livers — even injured livers — can now be kept alive outside of the body for an entire week.
Anticancer candidate trialled in solid tumours
10 January, 2020Life sciences company QBiotics has announced positive results from its first-in-human Phase I clinical trial of its anticancer pharmaceutical, tigilanol tiglate (EBC-46).
Alzheimer's drug candidates found to reverse broader ageing
17 December, 2019The drug candidates may be useful for treating a broad array of conditions, and suggest a new pathway that links normal ageing to Alzheimer's disease.
Ovarian cancer shrinks by more than 50% in preclinical trial
16 December, 2019The Hudson Institute of Medical Research has completed a preclinical study investigating Invion's Photosoft compound on mice with ovarian cancer — with promising results.
Medtech community shares the secrets of commercialisation
09 December, 2019Saving and improving lives by making it easier to develop medical devices with electronics and software is the mission of the newly launched NSW Active MedTech Community.
Major Project Status granted for medical cannabis facilities
06 December, 2019The Australian Government is looking to maximise the economic potential of the medicinal cannabis industry.
Contraceptive patch delivers hormone via microneedles
20 November, 2019US scientists have developed a contraceptive patch with a novel effervescent backing that separates from an array of microneedles after one minute.
Ultrasonic waves used to target drugs to tumours
19 November, 2019USC biomedical engineers have proposed a new ultrasonic method to enable acoustic control and real-time tracking of cancer drugs within the body.
Living skin with blood vessels can now be 3D printed
13 November, 2019The work serves as a significant step towards creating grafts that are more like the skin our bodies produce naturally.
Drug development process — from the start
08 November, 2019According to Fredrik Sundberg, PhD, global director of strategic customer relations at GE Healthcare, the key to successfully launching a drug product on the market is to thoroughly understand the drug development process.
Drug accelerates cell division in aggressive breast cancers
08 November, 2019A new drug blocks one of cancer's key evolutionary escape routes from chemotherapy, reinvigorating the response to chemotherapy in cancers that have become resistant.
Partnership to develop drugs for eye disease
07 November, 2019PYC Therapeutics has entered into a commercial collaboration with Lions Eye Institute to develop drugs for a leading cause of blinding eye disease.
Nanoparticles could transport anticancer agent to cells
30 October, 2019Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) could present a viable platform for delivering a potent anticancer agent to cells.
