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FDA approved new drugs for anticancer in 2017

FDA approved new drugs for anticancer in 2017

In 2016, the US FDA approved 22 new drugs, the number is the lowest for the ten years. In the first half of 2017, the US FDA had approved 23 new drugs, […]

Three biophysicists win 2017 Nobel Prize in chemistry

The 2017 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Jacques Dubochet of the University of Lausanne, Joachim Frank of Columbia University, and Richard Henderson of the MRC Laboratory of […]

FDA Recently Approved Three Drugs to Treat Leukemia

FDA Recently Approved Three Drugs to Treat Leukemia

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a rapidly progressing cancer that forms in the bone marrow and results in an increased number of white blood cells in the bloodstream. The National […]

How to Prevent Dementia? (Part Two)

Caffeine boosts enzyme that could protect against dementia A study by Indiana University researchers has identified 24 compounds – including caffeine – with the potential to boost an enzyme in […]

How to Prevent Dementia? (Part One)

How to Prevent Dementia? (Part One) Memory loss is one striking feature of dementia. So, if you feel your memory gets worse and worse, then be cautious! That might be warning […]

FDA Approves Neratinib for Extended Adjuvant Treatment of Breast Cancer

On July 17, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved neratinib (Nerlynx, Puma Biotechnology, Inc.) for the extended adjuvant treatment of adult patients with early stage HER2-overexpressed/amplified breast cancer to […]

Ten Facts That You May not Know about Pregnancy (part two)

Ten Facts That You May not Know about Pregnancy (part two)

6. Is it safe to use metformin safe during pregnancy? Metformin has long been regarded as an ideal choice for TypeⅡ diabetes treatment due to its effectiveness, but the question arises […]

Ten Facts That You May not Know about Pregnancy (part one)

Ten Facts That You May not Know about Pregnancy (part one)

Pregnant women are known to be more susceptible to varieties of factors like diets, environment and diseases, etc. According to recent research findings, many improper behaviors of pregnant women may exert […]

Organofluorine in Medical Chemistry

The discovery of fluorine by Henri Moissan in 1886 is a landmark in the history of chemistry. In the past six decades, fluorine chemistry has developed from a curiosity to […]

Human herpes virus

Human herpes virus

Herpes is an extremely common virus infection able to cause a recurrent skin infection that can appear in its different types as small blisters on the genitals or as cold […]