Is Melatonin the wonder drug of anti-aging?
Is Melatonin the wonder drug of anti-aging? Melatonin is produced in the pineal gland in the brain - more at night and less during the...
Pharmacy/Drugs
The Pharmacy & Drugs category covers the safe, effective and evidence-based use of medications and therapies. It explores how medicines work, current prescribing practices, regulatory developments and issues affecting access, safety and innovation. From insights on drug interactions and adherence to analysis of emerging treatments, this category supports informed decision-making for clinicians, pharmacists and healthcare consumers alike.
Tell-tale gene Neuregulin 3 affects success chronic pain treatment
Tell-tale gene Neuregulin 3 affects success of drug used to treat chronic pain: Women who carry this particular form of a pain gene are more...
Funding boost for Curtin tool to predict chemo effectiveness
Curtin University research to develop an early diagnosis tool predicting how cancer patients will respond to chemotherapy has received a funding boost of almost half...
Kitchen spice inspired wound dressings
Kitchen spices such as turmeric and black pepper could revolutionise wound dressings: Nano-fibres made from everyday kitchen spices are being spun in the biomedical and...
Limited efficacy of common local anaesthetic
Limited efficacy of common local anaesthetic: Liposomal bupivacaine was launched on the market twelve years ago to provide long-lasting local control of pain. The medication...
New DNA origami technique promises breakthroughs in medicine
A new technique in building DNA structures at a microscopic level has the potential to advance drug delivery and disease diagnosis, a study suggests. A...
New super-pure silicon chip opens path to powerful quantum computers
New super-pure silicon chip opens path to powerful quantum computers: Researchers at the Universities of Melbourne and Manchester have invented a breakthrough technique for manufacturing...
UQ develops new drug for sepsis
UQ develops new drug for sepsis: A new drug could prevent sepsis-related organ failure and death by restoring the health of a patient’s blood vessels....
Link between childhood maltreatment and adult substance abuse
University of Queensland researchers have found people maltreated as children are 3 times more likely to be admitted to hospital for alcohol and substance use...
Liverpool Launches £8.2M Medicines Fellowship
University of Liverpool leads new £8.2M medicines development fellowship programme: The University of Liverpool is to lead an exciting new MRC-funded medicines career development partnership...
