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A new oral medication just proved effective against a painful inflammatory eye condition that affects up to 190,000 Americans. The pill, already approved for one rare disease, could offer relief to thousands currently receiving injections.
A California company just launched a mission to create cancer drugs in space, where zero gravity could make them work better in our bodies. If successful, the experiment could unlock more effective treatments for patients on Earth.
A Nigerian university is launching three herbal medicines to reduce the country's dependence on imported pharmaceuticals. The move aims to keep economic resources local while leveraging Nigeria's indigenous medicinal knowledge.
A new partnership between Carterra and AstraZeneca is connecting artificial intelligence with real laboratory experiments to speed up drug discovery. The collaboration aims to create systems where AI designs potential treatments, lab tests validate them, and results feed back to improve the next round of AI predictions.
A Senegalese lab is producing Africa's first locally made sickle cell treatment at one-third the cost of imported drugs. The breakthrough offers hope to 8 million patients worldwide, 80% of them in Africa.
A medication already helping severe asthma patients just proved it can treat a painful throat condition affecting nearly half a million Americans. The drug significantly reduced inflammation and eased swallowing difficulties in a successful late-stage trial.
Over 800,000 people in Japan living with chronic hepatitis B now have access to a groundbreaking treatment that could free them from lifelong medication. The newly approved drug offers a functional cure in just one finite treatment course.
A South Korean pharmaceutical company just secured the biggest tech deal in the nation's history for an obesity drug that keeps muscle while burning fat. This breakthrough could transform how millions lose weight safely.
Eight research teams in Ghana just won €2 million in grants to develop life-saving medicines and vaccines that can be made right at home. The projects range from child-friendly malaria treatments to AI-powered diagnostics, putting Ghana on track to become a pharmaceutical powerhouse for Africa.
Scientists have successfully tested a pill that mimics the chemistry of exercise in humans for the first time. The drug ENV-308 showed no serious side effects and could help people maintain weight loss without the stomach problems common to current obesity medications.
A major pharmaceutical company is turning decades of failed experiments into AI training gold, potentially cutting drug development time from 15 years to days. The secret weapon? Learning from what didn't work.
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A drug company is letting African manufacturers prepare to make a new HIV prevention pill before testing finishes, a first that could save lives months or years sooner. Early data from South Africa shows that giving people more prevention choices dramatically increases how many actually use them.