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Breakthrough Drug Restores Vision: Researchers Successfully Reverse Retinal Damage
Blocking the PROX1 protein allowed KAIST researchers to regenerate damaged retinas and restore vision in mice. Vision is one ...
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New drug for Parkinson’s shown to be effective in clinical trials: ‘Very encouraged’
A new drug has shown promise in combating Parkinson ... we think it’s a gain overall,” Fernandez added. Recent research has found that Parkinson’s cases are expected to surge by 2050 ...
US FDA to phase out animal testing in drug development
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it plans to replace animal testing in the development of monoclonal ...
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FDA layoffs stall new drug development: 5 notes
In some cases, the agency is missing standard timelines for communicating next steps, leading to trial postponements and shifts in global development ... the approval of new drugs — were ...
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New Research Reveals the Devastating Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act’s “Pill Penalty” on Small Molecule Medicines
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New research reveals the harmful impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act’s drug pricing provisions on biopharmaceutical investment, research and development, ...
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FDA’s Plan to Replace Animal Testing Begins a ‘New Era for Drug Testing,’ says Doctors Group
The nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which promotes the use of human-relevant test methods to replace ...
New Drug Delivery Tech Could Change How We Treat Cancer and Alzheimer’s
OSU scientists created nanoparticles that deliver anti-inflammatory drugs across the blood-brain barrier, offering hope for ...
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How the Human Cell Atlas is fast-tracking new medicines
Developing new medications can take years. But computational biologist Aviv Regev says AI-powered cell mapping is ...
Researchers resurrect extinct gene in plants with major implications for drug development
Northeastern University researchers resurrected an extinct plant gene, turning back the evolutionary clock to pave a path ...
Pfizer ends development of weight-loss pill danuglipron
Pfizer said on Monday it has discontinued development of experimental weight-loss pill danuglipron after a trial patient ...
To promote drug safety, FDA to replace animal testing with AI-based experiments, other methods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is replacing animal testing with human-relevant methods, including artificial ...
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New Research Reveals the Devastating Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act’s “Pill Penalty” on Small Molecule Medicines
These numbers tell an important story: The IRA has inflicted a chilling effect on small molecule drug research and development ... to have access to needed new treatments. The new study issued ...