Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a new way to manufacture medication. The technique could eventually allow hospitals, pharmacies and doctor’s offices to print drugs on demand, mixing different medications into one easy-to-administer dose.
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In developing nations, it can be very difficult for people to get to health care facilities on a frequent basis. That's why scientists at MIT have created a system that allows many doses of medicine to be delivered over an extended time period, via a single injection.
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You might not know it, but scorpion venom is good for more than just defending scorpions. As can be imagined, however, gathering the venom can be hazardous – which is why someone has developed a "milking machine" to do the job.
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When it comes to electronic devices that remind us to take our pills, we've already seen some relatively large dispensers that do the job. Pillsy, however, takes a different form. It consists of a regular-sized pill bottle with a "smart" cap, that communicates with an app on your smartphone.
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Compounds known as metal-organic-frameworks have been used to solve a wide range of problems. Now, researchers at Northwestern University have used MOFs to create something all of us can appreciate – the extended duration of ibuprofen, a result that could mean better pain relief for all of us.
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Scientists have analyzed the teeth of Neanderthals found in two European caves, and learned that not only did they chow down on a wide variety of food, but may have even been the first to discover the pain-killing effects of certain plants and molds.
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Researchers at the Åbo Akademi University in Finland and the Institutes of Aging in the US have found a molecule that alleviated anxiety, a find that may open an entire new path to treating the condition in humans.
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Many people don't remember to take their medicine every day, or they simply don't bother. That's why scientists have developed a new type of capsule. It only has to be taken once, after which it delivers medication from the stomach for up to two weeks.
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Science fiction is fast becoming reality, with scientists in South Korea developing an astonishingly fast-moving remote-controlled microrobot designed to travel through the human bloodstream to deliver treatment directly to the organs that need it.
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Our eyes are designed to flush out any contaminants that get into them. While this is generally a good thing, it's not so helpful when it comes to administering eye drops. Now, however, a scientist is developing what could be a solution to the problem.
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