Items tagged with drug

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Light-Switched Drug Delivery Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 - 10:20:25 - Anuradha Menon Targeted drug delivery is a hot topic of research. Scientists around the world are working on different ways to get drugs into specific cells without... read more

Designing Drugs and Their Antidotes Together Monday, October 5th, 2009 - 19:31:22 - Ehud Rattner Imagine a surgical patient on a blood-thinning drug who starts bleeding more than expected, and an antidote that works immediately – because the... read more

U.S. Drug Companies Chase Vaccines Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 - 16:09:34 - Anuradha Menon Amid rising concern about the threat of influenza pandemics, three big drug makers announced deals Monday that give them rights to new flu vaccines... read more

Cell on a Chip Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 - 14:11:53 - Anuradha Menon The drug heparin is widely used to prevent blood from clotting in medical procedures ranging from dialysis to open-heart surgery. With a $6 billion... read more

New Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease? Monday, July 27th, 2009 - 17:44:10 - Ehud Rattner A drug similar to one used in clinical trials for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis has been found to rescue memory in mice exhibiting... read more

Contact Lens can Dispense Drugs to Eyes Thursday, July 23rd, 2009 - 12:15:49 - Anuradha Menon Dry-eye sufferers and glaucoma patients may soon be able to trade their messy eye drops for a contact lens that delivers medication gradually over... read more

Provoking Our Inner Stem Cells Friday, July 17th, 2009 - 10:37:56 - Anuradha Menon Fate Therapeutics, a startup based in La Jolla, CA, aims to harness the body's ability to heal itself by developing drugs that stimulate resident... read more

Sequencing Unlocks Secret of Blood Parasites Thursday, July 16th, 2009 - 14:57:36 - Anuradha Menon Researchers have sequenced the genomes of two species of flatworm that cause the tropical disease schistosomiasis, revealing potential weaknesses... read more

Coopting a Cancer Treatment to Spur Fat Loss Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 - 18:36:22 - Anuradha Menon Both cancer and obesity kill hundreds of thousands of patients each year, but they have more than the Grim Reaper in common. Tumors and excess fat... read more

Extending the Shelf Life of Antibody Drugs Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 - 09:02:36 - Anuradha Menon A new computer model developed at MIT can help solve a problem that has plagued drug companies trying to develop promising new treatments made of... read more

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