News tagged with investigational drug
Viagra for women? Drug developed as antidepressant effective in treating low libido
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Nov 16, 2009 |
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The drug flibanserin, which was originally created as an antidepressant, is effective in treating women with low libido, pooled results from three separate clinical trials have found.
Growth Hormone Stimulator May Help Combat Frailty in Older Adults
Jan 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An investigational drug that stimulates the body to produce more growth hormone improves lean muscle mass and physical function in older adults, potentially helping to combat frailty, according to researchers ...
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Investigational drug shows promise in ovarian cancer
Sep 15, 2008 |
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An investigational drug that combats ovarian cancer by inhibiting the formation of new blood vessels has shown promise in a phase II trial, according to a presentation at the 33rd Congress of the European Society for Medical ...
Studying cancer in pet dogs to find new treatments for human patients
Oct 13, 2009 |
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A team of scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Bethesda, USA, says that studying pet dogs with cancer could yield valuable information on how to diagnose and treat human cancers. In this week's PLoS Medicine, the te ...
Investigational drug tested for preventing muscle fiber death in muscular dystrophy
Mar 16, 2008 |
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An investigational antiviral drug currently undergoing human trials in Europe for treating Hepatitis C infections may have potential to reduce muscle cell damage in Duchenne and other forms of muscular dystrophy (MD). A research ...
Herbal remedies may be tested on humans
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Jan 03, 2007 |
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University of Minnesota researchers are putting herbal remedies to the test on humans to learn about the remedies' efficacy based on science, not stories.
Project Zero Delay accelerates drug's path to clinical trial
Aug 03, 2009 |
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A phase I clinical trial enrolled its first patient only two days after U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance of the experimental drug for a first-in-human cancer trial, a milestone that normally takes three to six ...
Researchers demonstrate activity of mebendazole in metastatic melanoma
Aug 07, 2008 |
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Researchers at the NYU Cancer Institute and the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology have identified mebendazole, a drug used globally to treat parasitic infections, as a novel investigational agent ...
Tuberculosis drug shows promise against latent bacteria
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Sep 12, 2008 |
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A new study has shown that an investigational drug (R207910, currently in clinical trials against multi-drug resistant tuberculosis strains) is quite effective at killing latent bacteria. This revelation suggests that R207910 ...
An anti-frailty pill for seniors?
Nov 04, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System report that a daily single oral dose of an investigational drug, MK-677, increased muscle mass in the arms and legs of healthy older adults without serious side effects, ...
Patient dies during gene therapy trial
Jul 27, 2007 |
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U.S. health officials say a patient died while participating in a gene therapy experiment to treat arthritis.
Investigational neurostimulation device aims to reduce stroke damage
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Nov 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Stroke researchers at the Methodist Neurological Institute in Houston are the only ones in Texas to offer a novel device that might extend the acute stroke treatment window from three hours to 24.
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