Contact dermatitis: potential new treatments
APOSEC is a biologic wound-healing agent developed by thoracic surgeon Hendrik Jan Ankersmit from MedUni Vienna. Together with dermatological basic researcher Michael Mildner, also from...
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.
Aluminium in human brain tissue
We have now measured the concentration of aluminium in human brain tissue from over two hundred donors involving at least five different brain banks. This...
Covid-19: Stroke clot buster drugs
Stroke clot buster drugs could be harnessed to tackle COVID-19. A drug commonly used to treat patients suffering from strokes could be repurposed to treat...
Nanoparticles effective in treatment of severe inflammatory processes
Researchers from the Galien Institute at Paris-Saclay University/ CNRS have developed nanoparticles that are effective in the treatment of severe inflammatory processes which can be...
Cochrane supports safety & effectiveness of MMR vaccines
New evidence published in the Cochrane Library today finds MMR, MMRV and MMR+V vaccines are effective and that they are not associated with increased risk...
Covid 19 – a first hand account from the ER
This is the account of a medic working in the ER of hospital in the United States. Below he gives his first hand observations and...
Are clinical trials of anticoagulation feasible in children?
The Top Journal Lancet Haematology recently published an international trial on a blood thinner to treat blood clots in children. Principal investigator was Christoph Male...
A Vision to Bring Gender Equity & the World of Pharmacy Together
A UN sustainable goal includes gender equality, with the aim being to wipe out all discrimination and violence towards women – in every corner of...
Arginine Depletion as a Starting Point for Potential Treatments
A group from the MedUni Vienna has identified a role for the endogenous amino acid arginine in the growth of osteoclasts in rheumatoid arthritis. Restricting...
Vaccination Strategy Urgently Needed to Help Boost Immunity
The Government should publish its long-awaited vaccination strategy as soon as possible to help reverse a dramatic decline in take-up and protect young and vulnerable...
