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Lithium levels in water supply could prevent dementia

August 25, 2017 Research and Development biotech, drugs, lithium, pharma, pharmaceutical

Lithium has long been used in the treatment of people living with bipolar disorder and animal studies have found potential …
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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

August 25, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical, top ten

As much as it might try, the pharmaceutical industry just isn’t able to keep the drug pricing debate out of …
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Extended use of AstraZeneca’s Brilinta reduces cardiovascular death risk

August 24, 2017 Research and Development AstraZeneca, Brilinta, cardiovascular, heart attack, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceutical

New data for AstraZeneca’s blood thinner Brilinta (ticagrelor) has shown that extended use of the drug can cut the risk …
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Novartis names new Chief Digital Officer

August 24, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis, appointment, digital pharma, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Novartis has announced that it has appointed a new Chief Digital Officer in the form of Bertrand Bodson, who will …
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Janssen opposes use of its drug in state execution

August 23, 2017 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Janssen, etomidate, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceutical

Janssen has spoken out against plans to use an anaesthetic drug it invented over 50 years ago to execute prisoners, …
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Collaboration between Lilly and CRUK progresses to clinical trials

August 23, 2017 Research and Development Cancer Research UK, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Cancer Research UK has announced that its collaboration with Eli Lilly for the treatment of advanced solid tumours will progress …
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Scientists discover ‘Achilles’ heel’ of oesophageal cancer

August 23, 2017 Research and Development ICR, Janssen, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research have potentially found a new use for Imbruvica, after discovering a weakness in …
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Novartis launches first large-scale smartphone-based study in multiple sclerosis

August 23, 2017 Research and Development MS, Novartis, life sciences, multiple sclerosis, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Novartis has launched what it claims is the first large-scale mobile research study which will gather data on multiple sclerosis …
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Ultragenyx stumbles in P3 trial for severe muscle disease

August 23, 2017 Research and Development Ultragenyx, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Ultragenyx has revealed results from a Phase 3 trial into the treatment of GNE myopathy showed that its compound did …
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Research unveils new drug targets for more effective treatment of liver disease

August 22, 2017 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development life sciences, liver, liver cancer, liver disease, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Researchers from KTH The Royal Institute of Technology and Gothenburg University have identified new drug targets in the treatment of …
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AstraZeneca strikes mRNA-based partnership in respiratory disease

August 22, 2017 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Ethris, MedImmune, mrna, pharma, pharmaceuticals

AstraZeneca and MedImmune, the company’s biologics research arm, have forged a five year research partnership with mRNA-based pulmonary disease specialist …
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Taking science and making people feel connected to it

August 21, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, rare diseases

Owen Marks, Country Head for the Rare Disease Unit at Pfizer UK, discusses his career so far and what drives …
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Antibacterial power of mother’s milk revealed

August 21, 2017 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Researchers from Vanderbilt University have discovered a previously unknown ability of a compound in mother’s milk to protect new-borns from …
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Samsung Bioepis collaborates to make inroads into original drugs

August 21, 2017 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Samsung Bioepis, Takeda, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Thus far, Samsung Bioepis has made its name by being a thorn in the side of the producers of original …
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New study debunks hypothesis that antidepressants are ineffective

August 21, 2017 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing SSRIs, anti-depressants, citalopram, life sciences, medicine, paroextine, pharma, pharmaceuticals

A research group at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden have released findings rebutting the claim …
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