Reading Time: 5 minutes Annual fundraising effort to support clinical trial of precision drug developed at U of A
Tag: Drugs
New way identified to track severity and progression of ALS
Reading Time: 4 minutes By identifying biomarkers for white-matter degeneration, researchers hope to move toward earlier diagnosis and effective treatments
FDA approves new cardiovascular drug based on study at U of A
Reading Time: 2 minutes Vericiguat, which was shown to reduce risk of cardiovascular death and heart failure, passes final regulatory hurdle in the United States
Collaboration key to solving medicine’s thorniest problems
Reading Time: 5 minutes For Khaled Barakat, a focus on teamwork and patient needs has led to breakthroughs in the search for cancer therapies, antivirals and safer drugs
New treatment for blood cancer developed
Reading Time: 2 minutes U of A research sets the stage for imminent human trials of B-cell lymphoma treatment
New drug to treat muscular dystrophy based on U of A research
Reading Time: 3 minutes Created using synthetic DNA, viltolarsen is an excellent example of precision medicine
Antiviral drug remdesivir offers second mechanism of attack
Reading Time: 3 minutes Understanding how the conditionally approved COVID-19 drug works is key to improving treatments, says U of A researcher
National pharmacare will be very expensive and likely unnecessary
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Trudeau government must exercise prudence and target assistance to Canadians with the greatest need
Multiple factors will influence pricing for COVID-19 vaccine in Canada
Reading Time: 5 minutes Need to supply enough for herd immunity may push down the price per dose, according to U of A expert
More than 100 toxic chemicals found in cannabis smoke
Reading Time: 3 minutes Typical joint contains nearly 2,600 chemicals, including some linked with cancer, genetic mutation and birth defects: U of A study