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Researchers report oral delivery system for RNAi therapeutics

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) report today on a novel approach to the delivery of small bits of genetic material in order to silence genes using "RNA interference"—and in the process, ...





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New study suggests Rx estrogen delivery through the skin may show safety benefits as opposed to oral delivery

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Transdermal delivery of estrogen therapy available by prescription "seems not to alter" the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clotting, in postmenopausal patients when compared to oral delivery, a new study suggests. ...


Good Bacteria Can Be 'EZ Pass' for Oral Vaccine Against Anthrax

Good Bacteria Can Be 'EZ Pass' for Oral Vaccine Against Anthrax

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered that the good bacteria found in dairy products and linked to positive health benefits in the human body might also be an effective ...


Oral contraceptives may benefit women with asthma

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research shows that during natural menstrual cycles, women with asthma who were not taking oral contraceptives (OC) had lower exhaled nitric oxide levels (eNO), a marker of airway inflammation associated with asthma, ...


Toward a new oral delivery system for insulin using nanoshell shields

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jan 08, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Scientists in Taiwan are reporting development of a nanoparticle drug delivery system that shows promise as a potential way to administer insulin and perhaps other protein-based drugs by mouth rather than injection or nasal ...


New device could more effectively alleviate menstrual cramp pain

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

While most women experience minor pain during menstruation, for others, the pain can be severe enough to interfere with everyday activities and require medication. New research to be presented at the 2009 American Association ...


Gel-like material shows promise as oral insulin pill for diabetes

Chemistry /

created Apr 21, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers in Texas report development of a gel-like material that could help speed the long-awaited arrival of insulin that can be taken in a pill by mouth, rather than with injections. The study is scheduled for the April ...


Topical erectile dysfunction therapy shows promise

Topical erectile dysfunction therapy shows promise (w/ Video)

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Sep 19, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

An innovative drug-delivery system - nanoparticles encapsulating nitric oxide or prescription drugs - shows promise for topical treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a new study by scientists ...


Optimized inhaler mouthpiece design allows for more effective drug delivery

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers have developed an optimized mouthpiece design to aid efficient drug delivery to the lungs by reducing the amount of medication wasted as it passes through the mouthpiece of an aerosol inhaler. With current inhaler ...


Pregnancy complications are a stress test for future maternal health and pregnancies

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Predicting whether pregnancy complications affect long-term maternal health as well as future pregnancies is at the heart of two studies conducted by researchers in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive ...


Increased stroke risk from birth control pills

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

She was only 30 years old, but she was experiencing the classic symptoms of a stroke. Her speech suddenly became slurred, and her left hand became clumsy while eating.



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