Saliva test may predict if a drug dose can cause you side effects
Scientists at Temple University’s School of Pharmacy are studying whether it is possible to foresee any side effects a particular dose of a medicine can have on a patient by testing his/her saliva.
Dr. Evgeny Krynetskiy, associate professor and director of the Jayne Haines Center for Pharmacogenomics and Drug Safety, has revealed that he has [...]
Self-assembling ‘organic wires’ may pave way for bioelectronic applications
A research team from The Johns Hopkins University has created water-soluble electronic materials that spontaneously assemble themselves into “wires” much narrower than a human hair.
The researchers say that their work may pave the way for pacemakers that so closely mimic human tissues that a patient’s body cannot discern the difference to devices that bypass injured [...]
Novel compound significantly reduces brain lesions in multiple sclerosis
Trials of a new compound called BG-12 have shown that it can reduce the number of new gadolinium enhancing (Gd+) lesions by 69 percent in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), compared to treatment with placebo.
The oral compound was also found to show a 53 percent reduction in the mean number of T1-hypointense lesions, and [...]
Indian-origin researchers say IT outsourcing can uplift care at rural hospitals
A team of Indian-origin researchers in Penn State’s College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) says that small hospitals in rural areas can provide patients with the benefits of modern equipment and technology by sharing an IT infrastructure with larger hospitals in the same geographic area.
Assistant Professor Madhu Reddy, Associate Professor Sandeep Purao, and graduate [...]
