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Achilles heel of the herpes virus possibly found

... is infected, they're infected for a lifetime. New medicines for herpes infection are badly needed; currently, antiviral drugs can quell symptoms of an outbreak, but not eliminate the virus. And, there's increasing evidence that HSV may damage the nerve cells in which it hides between outbreaks, possibly contr...

Researchers discover stem cell 'guide' that may be key for targeting neural stem cell treatments

...has been estimated that at least 40 percent of all medicines on the market act on this family of receptors. ...

Unique library of plant genes germinates, takes root at UNC

... he said. They also can lead to better and cheaper medicines and plant products like cotton, paper and rubber. "A persistent challenge of genomics is how to capture, analyze and distribute the massive amounts of data being churned out at record levels from ongoing genome projects," he said. "Creating useful a...

Designing vaccines by computer

...this work, has the potential to bring vaccines and medicines to patients faster, and may also offer the potential to re-model existing vaccines to see whether they can regain their effectiveness against viruses and bacteria that have evolved resistance." ...

FDA Works To Speed The Advent Of New, More Effective Personalized Medicines

...r Operations, FDA. "This new technology will allow medicines to be uniquely crafted to maximize their therapeutic benefits and minimize their potential risks for each patient." Instead of the standard hit-or-miss approach to treating patients, where it can take multiple attempts to find the right drug and the...

Roche clinical trial registry and results database launched

... from all Phase II to Phase IV clinical trials for medicines first marketed after 1 October, 2002 will be included retrospectively. The clinical trial registry and results database will also include interventional clinical studies from Roche Diagnostics. Roche approach and possible industry solution Roche is ...

UNC launches study of liver injury caused by drugs

... medications, nutritional supplements, alternative medicines and herbals. Funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, DILIN will be the first large-scale investigation of severe liver injury associated with drugs. Other DILIN centers along with UNC are at the University of...

Key Trigger Of Opioid Withdrawal Symptoms Found

...ss. Such drugs could become part of the arsenal of medicines and behavioral techniques aimed at helping addicts kick their habits. To zero in on the machinery underlying withdrawal symptoms, researchers led by Elena Bagley and Macdonald Christie of the Pain Management Research Institute at Royal North Shore ...

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