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AHA: Too Much of This in the Blood Could Predict Unhealthy Aging
drugs
January 23, 2019
A hormone found in the blood that's commonly linked to heart disease also might signal when someone is more likely to grow weaker or lose their ability to balance before they're 70....
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HRT tablets linked to higher blood clot risk: study
pharmaphorum
January 11, 2019
Certain types of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) could lead to increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), a new study has suggested.
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Public inquiry investigates thousands of deaths from infected NHS blood
pharmaphorum
September 27, 2018
A public inquiry has opened to look into how infected NHS blood killed more than 2,900 people since the 1970s.
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Celgene and Acceleron's blood disorder drug smashes endpoints at Phase 3
pharmafile
July 17, 2018
Celgene and Acceleron have lifted the curtain on new Phase 3 data for their erythroid maturation agent (EMA) luspatercept, confirming that it demonstrated a “highly statistically significant improvement”
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Blood pressure drug verapamil may help type 1 diabetics
pharmaceutical-technology
July 12, 2018
A human clinical trial has found that common blood pressure drug called verapamil can decrease insulin requirements and hypoglycaemic episodes in adults with recent onset type 1 diabetes.
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Theranos founder charged with fraud
pharmafile
June 22, 2018
Going from the youngest female self-made billionaire in the world to being charged with engaging in schemes to defraud investors is a pretty spectacular fall from grace but that’s the fate of Elizabeth Holmes.
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Promoting blood vessel growth in bone could treat osteoporosis
fiercebiotech
May 29, 2018
The drugs that are on the market to treat osteoporosis work by either blocking cells that break down bone or by boosting osteoblasts—the cells that build bone.
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FDA approves tests to screen for tickborne parasite in whole blood and plasma
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
March 14, 2018
The FDA has approved tests intended to be used as donor screening tests on samples from individual human donors, including volunteer donors of whole blood and blood components…
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Scientists find key to regenerating blood vessels
worldpharmanews
November 24, 2017
A new study led by researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) identifies a signaling pathway that is essential for angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels from pre-existing vessels.
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New personalised molecular blood test could shake up cancer treatment
pharmafile
August 17, 2017
A team of researchers at Stanford University have engineered a new, highly-sensitive molecular test to detect and monitor cancer