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![How do cancer cells communicate and can it help us catch them?]()
How do cancer cells communicate and can it help us catch them?
Researchers have uncovered that cancer cells communicate over much greater distances than previously expected, opening up more possibilities for detection. We spoke to the researchers to get the inside track...
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![From injections to pills: FDA approves first oral GLP-1 for type 2 diabetes]()
From injections to pills: FDA approves first oral GLP-1 for type 2 diabetes
Almost 15 years after the approval of the first GLP-1 agonist, the US FDA has approved the first oral version of this treatment approach for type 2 diabetes. What are...
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![Understanding drug-resistant TB]()
Understanding drug-resistant TB
Drug-resistant tuberculosis causes one third of all antimicrobial resistance related deaths, presenting an enormous challenge. The threat is growing and has the potential to spiral out of control as drugs...
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![CBD: the myth, the magic and the real deal drugs]()
CBD: the myth, the magic and the real deal drugs
The use of cannabidiol, or CBD, has surged in popularity, but is it comparable to other more established drugs for similar indications? Abi Millar takes a look at the pharmaceutical...
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![The drugs fighting memory loss]()
The drugs fighting memory loss
Researchers in Toronto have developed an experimental drug that appears to renew the underlying brain impairments causing memory loss, fuelling hopes that a treatment for cognitive decline linked to depression...
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![Medical cannabis in the UK: how has the roll out gone so far?]()
Medical cannabis in the UK: how has the roll out gone so far?
Medical cannabis was legalised in the UK late last year, but patient access remains a problem, with only a handful of cannabis-based medical products prescribed so far. Abi Millar asks...
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![September’s top news stories]()
September’s top news stories
Gavi Vaccine Alliance seeks $7. 4bn to immunise 300 million people and Researchers find new drug with promise for malaria treatment. Pharmaceutical-technology.com wraps up key headlines from September 2019.
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![Are we nearing the end of animal testing in pharma?]()
Are we nearing the end of animal testing in pharma?
Responding to lobbying and mounting evidence that animal testing is an insufficient predictor of drug safety in humans, research institutes and pharma companies have begun to move away from pre-clinical...
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![WHO’s Essential Medicines List: discussing innovation and access]()
WHO’s Essential Medicines List: discussing innovation and access
Since 1977, the WHO’s Essential Medicines List has provided an important guide to help countries prioritise their own drug procurement. But how does the list operate in the 21st century,...
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![Unseen genes: boosting African DNA in medical research]()
Unseen genes: boosting African DNA in medical research
Despite Africans and people of African ancestry being more genetically diverse than other demographics, only 2% of genetic material used for medical research comes from the African continent. Not only...
