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The Food and Drug Administration is a government agency that regulates certain food, drugs, cosmetics, and medical products. They are the government agency responsible for reviewing, approving and regulating medical products, including pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices.
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MAR 23, 2020Cancer
Axitinib is a small molecule drug that inhibits VEGFR tyrosine kinases 1, 2, and 3. Shown previously to potentially prev ...Written By: Jasper CantrellMAR 20, 2020Health & Medicine
Since the announcement of a French Health Minister in recent days linking usage of ibuprofen and other non-steroidal ant ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 16, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Liraglutide is a drug targeted to help treat obesity by suppressing appetite, thus making the patient lose weight. Howev ...Written By: Nouran AminMAR 08, 2020Cancer
A new study led by scientists at the University of Sussex suggests an alternative treatment strategy for patients diagno ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 04, 2020Cancer
Researchers collaborating to develop the first vaccine capable of preventing colorectal cancer are preparing to move the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 02, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Fecal transplants (FMT), the process of putting a healthy person’s fecal matter into another person’s colon, ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
A new therapeutic approach for Huntington's disease may aid patients with other neurodegenerative disorders.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 25, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A study concludes that a low-dose of the clot-busting drug—tenecteplase—may be beneficial for eligible strok ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 25, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug that lowers cholesterol levels.The drug, known as Nexl ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 24, 2020Microbiology
There's been a rise in harmful stereotyping and discrimination against certain populations because of coronavirus.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 23, 2020Cancer
New research published in Genes and Development has identified one of the mysteries of aging. According to scientists at ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 15, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided clearance for a novel technology that uses artificial intelligenc ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 07, 2020Health & Medicine
Under federal law, cannabis is illegal and considered a class 1 drug, meaning that it is perceived to have no medical va ...FEB 06, 2020Health & Medicine
BPA—bisphenol A—is an industrial chemical used in a wide range of everyday consumer products. From food and ...Written By: Tiffany DazetFEB 02, 2020Cancer
A new approach to studying the effects of two common chemicals used in cosmetics and sunscreens found they can cause DNA ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 29, 2020Cannabis Sciences
The Sicilian government will now foot the bill for many patients using medical cannabis. Sicily’s top health admin ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 21, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA has recently approved Ayvakit (avapritinib) for the treatment of unresectable and metastatic gastrointestinal st ...Written By: Nouran AminJAN 20, 2020Cancer
A study from MIT. Harvard and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has concluded that almost 50 existing non-oncological dru ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 15, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is approving new drugs for patients on less and less evidence thanks to special p ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 14, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Some genetic mutations are due to a change in only one base of the genetic code, while others involve large regions of t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
In 2019, an estimated 46,000 Americans died from pancreatic cancer. Now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has appr ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 27, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
UK regulators claim to have found a link between at least ten suicides and a powerful acne drug, manufactured under the ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 27, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Over 1 in 10 people around the world- or 780 million people. Three times more common in women than in men, until now, mo ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 23, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
As announced by the Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center in a press release, a new eye solution was recently approved by the ...Written By: Nouran Amin
MAR 23, 2020
Cancer
Axitinib is a small molecule drug that inhibits VEGFR tyrosine kinases 1, 2, and 3. Shown previously to potentially prev
...
Written By:
Jasper Cantrell
MAR 20, 2020
Health & Medicine
Since the announcement of a French Health Minister in recent days linking usage of ibuprofen and other non-steroidal ant
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 16, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Liraglutide is a drug targeted to help treat obesity by suppressing appetite, thus making the patient lose weight. Howev
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 08, 2020
Cancer
A new study led by scientists at the University of Sussex suggests an alternative treatment strategy for patients diagno
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 04, 2020
Cancer
Researchers collaborating to develop the first vaccine capable of preventing colorectal cancer are preparing to move the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 02, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Fecal transplants (FMT), the process of putting a healthy person’s fecal matter into another person’s colon,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
A new therapeutic approach for Huntington's disease may aid patients with other neurodegenerative disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 25, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A study concludes that a low-dose of the clot-busting drug—tenecteplase—may be beneficial for eligible strok
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 25, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug that lowers cholesterol levels.The drug, known as Nexl
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 24, 2020
Microbiology
There's been a rise in harmful stereotyping and discrimination against certain populations because of coronavirus.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 23, 2020
Cancer
New research published in Genes and Development has identified one of the mysteries of aging. According to scientists at
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 15, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided clearance for a novel technology that uses artificial intelligenc
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 07, 2020
Health & Medicine
Under federal law, cannabis is illegal and considered a class 1 drug, meaning that it is perceived to have no medical va
...
FEB 06, 2020
Health & Medicine
BPA—bisphenol A—is an industrial chemical used in a wide range of everyday consumer products. From food and
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
FEB 02, 2020
Cancer
A new approach to studying the effects of two common chemicals used in cosmetics and sunscreens found they can cause DNA
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 29, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
The Sicilian government will now foot the bill for many patients using medical cannabis. Sicily’s top health admin
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 21, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The FDA has recently approved Ayvakit (avapritinib) for the treatment of unresectable and metastatic gastrointestinal st
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 20, 2020
Cancer
A study from MIT. Harvard and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has concluded that almost 50 existing non-oncological dru
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 15, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is approving new drugs for patients on less and less evidence thanks to special p
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 14, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Some genetic mutations are due to a change in only one base of the genetic code, while others involve large regions of t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
In 2019, an estimated 46,000 Americans died from pancreatic cancer. Now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has appr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 27, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
UK regulators claim to have found a link between at least ten suicides and a powerful acne drug, manufactured under the
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 27, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Over 1 in 10 people around the world- or 780 million people. Three times more common in women than in men, until now, mo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 23, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
As announced by the Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center in a press release, a new eye solution was recently approved by the
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin