University of Bradford students and staff are being urged to get behind a UK-wide public health trial in the search for an effective treatment for Covid-19 BEFORE people are admitted to hospital. The Government-backed PRINCIPLE trial is run by Oxford University and is being promoted in Bradford and the district by Professor Mahendra Patel, of the University of […]
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Aspirin should be favoured over warfarin to prevent blood clotting in children who undergo a surgery that replumbs their hearts, according to a new study. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, will have implications for clinicians when prescribing blood thinning medications after Fontan surgery, […]
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New study suggests better approach in search for COVID-19 drugs: Research from the University of Kent, Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main, and the Philipps-University in Marburg has provided crucial insights into the biological composition of SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, revealing vital clues for the discovery of antiviral drugs. Researchers compared SARS-CoV-2 and the closely […]
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Oxytocin/vasopressin receptors are typical examples of so-called G protein-coupled receptors – the most successful drug target class. The oxytocin and vasopressin receptors are targeted, for example, during childbirth to encourage contractions but are also being investigated for therapeutic applications in cardiovascular disease, cancer, and developmental disorders such as autism. Inspired by locusts MedUni Vienna researchers […]
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A revolutionary new treatment was used for the first time in the world at the Division of Cardiology of Vienna General Hospital and MedUni Vienna outside of a clinical trial. High cholesterol levels are one of the most frequent causes of heart attacks and strokes. With just two injections a year, the new drug can […]
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Genetic screening before prescribing could benefit millions: Four million UK patients could benefit annually from genetic testing before being prescribed common medicines, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) in collaboration with Boots UK and Leiden University (Netherlands). Researchers looked through 2019 NHS dispensing data across the UK to see how […]
Researchers from the University of Nottingham have discovered a novel antiviral property of a drug that could have major implications in how future epidemics / pandemics – including Covid-19 – are managed. The study, published in Viruses*, shows that thapsigargin is a promising broad‑spectrum antiviral, highly effective against Covid-19 virus (SARS-CoV-2), a common cold coronavirus, respiratory syncytial […]
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A new trial, led by experts from the University of Nottingham, will look at reducing the transmission of Covid-19 and its severity in care homes, thanks to funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The team are initially looking for up to 400 care homes to take part in the ground-breaking trial – […]
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Cera, one of the UK’s largest home care providers, has today released data highlighting the stark lack of vaccinations among older people requiring care at home – with only 1% of the 10,000 users Cera provide home care for in the UK having received the vaccine to date. The firm, which provides 25,000 in-home care […]
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The UK’s leading medical equipment testing company has issued a new warning on the use of fridges to store the new Oxford Astra-Zeneca vaccine. Unless fridges are correctly calibrated and serviced, GP surgeries, pharmacies and other vaccine providers run the risk of damaging the effectiveness of the vaccine, which must be stored between 2-8 degrees […]
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