Precision drugs could unmask cancers to the immune system and boost the effects of immunotherapy
Precision drugs could unmask cancers to the immune system and boost the effects of immunotherapy - NHS-approved PARP inhibitor therapy…
Pharmacy/Drugs
Aluminium hazard in transfusions?
Professor Chris Exley is alarmed by a recent study which suggests that patients needing transfusions may be exposed to high…
Professor Paul Cosford talks about antibiotic resistance
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Brand new drug kills cancer cells from within
A brand new type of cancer drug that acts as a ‘Trojan horse’ to get inside tumour cells has shown…
Minor winter niggles – how to deal with them
Are you plagued by minor winter niggles – not severe enough to need a sick note – but which leave…
Don’t switch medicines without support
Patients with common conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and ulcerative colitis are being switched to new medicines without receiving…
AI to help find new heart drugs
Researchers at Imperial are partnering with Bayer Pharmaceuticals to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can accelerate the discovery of new…
Unravelling the mystery of bacterial persister cells
New research, from scientists at Imperial College London, unravels how so-called bacterial persister cells manipulate our immune cells, potentially opening…
Safety concerns around aluminium adjuvants
It is approximately 10 years since we began our investigations into aluminium adjuvants and specifically their mode of action. We…
Going to prison increases HIV transmission risk
If someone is already injecting illegal drugs, going to prison substantially increases the risk that they will acquire HIV or…