Posts Tagged: drug

Molecule-level ‘CT scans’ could lead to faster drug discovery

On October 22, 2018 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Scientists like to use x-rays when determining chemical structures to develop drugs, but it's an agonizingly slow process. As they need large, pure crystals, it can take weeks or even years to produce something big enough for studying. However, th…
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CEO who sold encrypted phones to drug cartels pleads guilty to DoJ

On October 4, 2018 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

In March, the FBI arrested Vincent Ramos, the founder and CEO of Phantom Secure, for allegedly modifying phones and selling them to criminal organizations including drug cartels. Now, Ramos has pled guilty to these charges.
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Amazon has drug distribution licenses for at least 12 states

On October 27, 2017 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

St. Louis Post-Dispatch found more hints that Amazon is truly thinking of getting into the prescription drug biz, which was first reported earlier this month. The publication reviewed public records and found that the e-retail giant has received lice…
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Hush now: New gene-silencing drug cuts cholesterol by half in clinical trial

On March 24, 2017 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

By silencing a gene, a new treatment may help fight high cholesterol. In clinical trials, the drug known as inclisiran developed by researchers from Imperial College London reduced cholesterol by an impressive 50 percent.

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Old drug gets an absurd price hike to $89,000 per year

On February 12, 2017 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Martin Shkreli doesn't have a monopoly on jacking up drug prices. Marathon Pharmaceuticals has received FDA approval for an old drug used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy, deflazacort, and in the process has raised the price to ridiculously high…
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Harvard’s 3D-printed heart on a chip hopes to make drug testing safer

On October 26, 2016 by Michelle Turner With 0 Comments - Tech

Scientists at Harvard University have developed the world’s first 3D-printed heart-on-a-chip device, which could allow experiments on human hearts without requiring testing on a living and breathing person.

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