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Epidemiologists warn the U.S. reaches a critical moment to contain monkeypox

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Researchers advise that the coming days and weeks will be crucial as to whether the outbreak can be contained. Cases in the U.S. are 10 times higher than they were a month ago. Image credit: Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images)

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Health ministry releases 9th edition of IP containing 3,152 monographs

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With an aim to improve the quality of drugs sold in the country, the Union health and family welfare ministry has released 9th edition of Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) 2022 containing 92 new monographs for drugs, 12 new general chapters, 1,245 monographs for formulations, 930 monographs for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) as well as dissolution (..)

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Deadly ‘Zombie Drug’ Believed to Contain Human Bones Wreaks Havoc in West Africa

AuroBlog - Aurous Healthcare Clinical Trials blog

A new drug called kush is wreaking havoc in west Africa, particularly in Sierra Leone where it is estimated to kill around a dozen people each week and hospitalise thousands. The drug, taken mostly by men aged 18 to 25, causes people to fall asleep while walking, to fall over, to bang their heads against […]

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Research team explores 'treasures' from discarded data in cancer research

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Cancer research has significantly improved in recent years, primarily due to next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology. In most cases, the data needed for research goals are used, and unwanted reads are discarded. However, these eliminated data contain relevant information.

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Bromodomain Containing Protein 4 (Protein HUNK1 or BRD4) Drugs In Development, 2021 Research Report – ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Bromodomain Containing Protein 4 (Protein HUNK1 or BRD4) Drugs In Development, 2021 Research Report – ResearchAndMarkets.com Bromodomain Containing Protein 4 (Protein HUNK1 or BRD4) Drugs In Development, 2021 Research Report – ResearchAndMarkets.com DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Bromodomain Containing Protein 4 (Protein (..)

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Researchers find nanoparticles of a rare earth metal used in MRI contrast agents can infiltrate kidney tissue

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Physicians routinely prescribe an infusion containing gadolinium to enhance MRI scans, but there is evidence that nanoparticles of the toxic rare earth metal infiltrate kidney cells, sometimes triggering severe side effects, University of New Mexico researchers have found.

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Mistakes happen in research papers. But corrections often don’t

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Mistakes happen — in life, in the lab, and, inevitably, in research papers, too. But one particularly high-profile case is now drawing fresh attention to the problems with journals’ process for addressing concerns about research integrity. Journals use corrections and retractions to resolve those mistakes.

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