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Pharmacology
Pharmacology combines biology, medicine and pharmaceutical sciences to study the interactions between drugs or medications and living organisms. Substances that possess medicinal properties are referred to as pharmaceuticals.
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Time Trials
Chronotherapy – the specific timing of drug delivery – has shown promise in clinical trials. But that may not be enough to overcome the practical challenges.
Nature, 2018
Medicines on Demand
The next big revolution in pharmaceuticals could be miniature production systems – small enough to fit in a briefcase.
Nature, 2019
Dubious Diagnosis
A war on “prediabetes” has created millions of new patients and a tempting opportunity for pharma. But how real is the condition?
Science, 2019
In a Major Shift, Cancer Drugs Go ‘Tissue-Agnostic’
Encouraged by an FDA approval, companies design cancer drugs to work in any solid tumor
Science, 2017
Drugs You Don't Need for Disorders You Don't Have
Inside the Pharmaceutical Industry's Campaign to Put Us All to Sleep
Huffington Post, 2016
Revolutionary Malaria Tests Have Unexpected Downsides
Despite rapid tests, health workers undertreat malaria – and overuse antibiotics – a big new study shows
Science, 2017
How Antibiotic-Tainted Seafood From China Ends Up on Your Table
You might want to pass on the shrimp cocktail.
Bloomberg Businessweek , 2016
