Effectiveness of the seasonal flu vaccine and new production methods Despite a mismatch between the 2014–2015 seasonal flu vaccine and circulating strains, the flu jab is still the best way to protect people in at-risk groups.…
Tuberculosis vaccine candidate outperforms BCG in animal study Researchers gave animals a modified version of the tuberculosis bacterium, which helped them fight off infection from disease-causing TB.…
First-in-class drug for sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome on the horizon Researchers at Queen’s University in Belfast are developing a new anti-inflammatory drug that could help treat sepsis and acute respiratory syndrome …
Local anaesthetics can affect tooth development in children Local anaesthetics routinely given to children undergoing dental treatment may affect tooth cell growth and development.…
Universal flu vaccine works in animals A new vaccine that targets a part of the influenza virus common to many viral strains has been developed and found to be effective in animal studies…
DNA vaccine protects against MERS infection In the efforts to prevent the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, researchers may have developed an effective new synthetic vaccine.…
Progesterone receptor could slow breast cancer growth Researchers have discovered why breast cancer patients whose tumours display both oestrogen and progesterone receptors have the best chance of survival.…
Drug development: the journey of a medicine from lab to shelf Before a drug is deemed suitable for patients, it has to go through rigorous testing and cost-effectiveness analyses.…
Cardiac side effects caused by drugs can be predicted using a simulated heart model A three-dimensional, computerised heart model can reliably and efficiently predict the risk of drug-induced disturbance to heart rhythm, according to a new study.…
Anti-VEGF therapies could have role in treating TB Bevacizumab, an anti-VEGF drug, was able to normalise granuloma vasculature, improve the delivery of small molecules and decrease hypoxia in a rabbit model of tuberculosis.…
