One major factor that determines the efficacy of a drug is the structure that its molecules form in a solid state. Changed structures can entail that pills stop functioning properly and are therefore rendered useless.
Materials Science
Jan 31, 2019
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New research from The University of Queensland has found non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals can significantly promote the spread of antibiotic resistance via bacterial mating.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 16, 2018
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A startup is using Purdue University-patented technology to produce precise, customized medicine for pets.
Engineering
Sep 5, 2018
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Imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nano-electronics and digital technologies, presents this week at its technology forum ITF 2018 (Antwerp, May 23-24), a novel organ-on-chip platform for pharmacological ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
May 23, 2018
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Researchers at Purdue University have created a device that can quickly and inexpensively determine whether new pharmaceutical formulations have trace crystallinity that can negatively impact the drug's stability and bioavailability.
Materials Science
May 3, 2018
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NUS pharmaceutical scientists have discovered the mechanisms involved when small chemical modifications to certain pharmaceutical drugs may cause harm instead of improving treatment.
Biochemistry
Jan 15, 2018
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Antidepressants are making their way into our lakes and rivers—and they're making freshwater fish less fazed by predators.
Ecology
Nov 30, 2017
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The emergence of bacterial strains that are immune to last-line antibiotics poses an increasing threat to global health. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that up to half a million people develop multidrug-resistant ...
Environment
Jun 7, 2017
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Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have developed hardware and software to remotely monitor and control devices that mimic the human physiological system. Devices known as organs-on-chips allow researchers ...
Engineering
Mar 18, 2016
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Researchers at Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences compared three different drug delivery models based on ionic liquids. Scientists have developed a powerful API-IL concept to realize structural ...
Materials Science
Oct 7, 2015
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