New Class of Drugs Could Treat Ovarian Cancer
Biggest Ever Map of Human Alzheimer’s Brain Published
Drugs’ Side Effects in Lungs More Widespread Than Thought
More Than 40 Percent of UK Residents Don’t Take Blood Pressure Pills, Researchers Find
Boost in Researchers’ Quest for Scanning Techniques to Improve Drug Safety
Treatment Option for Alzheimer’s Disease Possible
A research project has shown that an experimental model of Alzheimer’s disease can be successfully treated with a commonly used anti-inflammatory drug. A team led by Dr David Brough from The University of Manchester found that the anti-inflammatory drug completely reversed memory loss and brain inflammation in mice. Nearly everybody will at some point in…
Multi-Centre Trial to Test New Treatment for Chronic Cough
An international clinical trial to test the first new cough drug in 50 years is being led by The University of Manchester’s Professor Jaclyn Smith. If approved, the promising new treatment could offer hope to the millions of people living with chronic cough for whom few, if any, effective treatments exist. The new drug, called…