News tagged with combination
Combination vaccine developed for smallpox and anthrax
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new combination vaccine against both smallpox and anthrax has been tested in animal studies and found to be more effective against anthrax than the Emergent BioSolutions Inc. vaccine currently ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 06, 2010 |
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Discovery of the first evidence for Pre-Columbian sources of Maya Blue
Once again, science and anthropology have teamed up to solve questions concerning the fascinating, brilliantly hued pigment known as Maya Blue. Impervious to the effects of chemical or physical weathering, the pigment was ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 02, 2012 |
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'First step' to perfect drug combinations
The researchers found a way of identifying ideal drug combinations from billions of others which would prevent inflammation from occurring.
Oct 23, 2011 |
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Synergy between 2 types of de-worming drugs found promising in a lab test
A new combination drug treatment for parasitic intestinal roundworms shows promise in a test on a common laboratory species.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 15, 2010 |
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Study reveals why certain drug combinations backfire
Combination drug therapy has become a staple for treating many infections. For instance, doctors treat extensively drug resistant forms of tuberculosis with one drug that breaks down the pathogen's protective barriers and ...
Nov 13, 2009 |
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The hepatitis healing power of blueberry leaves
A chemical found in blueberry leaves has shown a strong effect in blocking the replication of the Hepatitis C virus, opening up a new avenue for treating chronic HCV infections, which affect 200 million people worldwide and ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Drug-resistant malaria has emerged in Cambodia
(PhysOrg.com) -- Malaria parasites in western Cambodia have become resistant to artemisinin-based therapies, the first-line treatment for malaria, according to a study published in the New England Journal of ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Has HIV become more virulent?
Damage to patients' immune systems is happening sooner now than it did at the beginning of the HIV epidemic, suggesting the virus has become more virulent, according to a new study in the May 1, 2009 issue of Clinical In ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 07, 2009 |
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Simple genetic mechanism may be behind the origin of species
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some of the secrets behind the emergence of new species have been uncovered in a genetic study, conducted in collaboration with bioscientists at The University of Nottingham.
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Jan 30, 2009 |
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Maize hybrid looks promising for biofuel
Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have identified a new contender in the bioenergy race: a temperate and tropical maize hybrid. Their findings, published in GCB Bioenergy, show that the maize hybrid ...
Feb 20, 2012 |
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Scientists develop a fatty 'kryptonite' to defeat multidrug-resistant 'Super bugs'
"Super bugs," which can cause wide-spread disease and may be resistant to most, if not all, conventional antibiotics, still have their weaknesses. A team of Canadian scientists discovered that specific mixtures of antimicrobial ...
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Super-mini vehicles carry therapeutics and imaging agents into body with mega results
Measured in billionths of a meter, self-assembling nano-sized devices designed to carry drugs and imaging agents into the body are revolutionizing medicine by improving drug solubility and bio-distribution, providing a platform ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 07, 2011 |
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US regulators approve new hepatitis C drug
US regulators on Friday approved the first new treatment for hepatitis C in more than a decade, a Merck pharmaceutical known as Victrelis, to be taken with the current two-drug regimen.
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 14, 2011 |
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A safer treatment could be realized for millions suffering from parasite infection
A safer and more effective treatment for 10 million people in developing countries who suffer from infections caused by trypanosome parasites could become a reality thanks to new research from Queen Mary, University of London ...
Apr 15, 2011 |
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Quick school cafeteria lines could lead to healthier food choices
Middle schools soon might add fast cafeteria lines to their menu of tools to help students eat healthier, according to Penn State researchers.
Jan 12, 2011 |
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