Vitamin A may help keep immune system under control for autoimmune and...
The same form of Vitamin A used by teenagers to combat acne might offer benefits that are more than skin deep. That's because an international team of researchers have found that it may also help keep...
View ArticleOnset Dermatologics announces nationwide availability of Tretin-X Cream 0.075%
Onset Dermatologics, LLC, a leader in developing and commercializing prescription products for improving skin health, announced the nationwide availability of Tretin-X (tretinoin, USP) Cream 0.075%....
View ArticleFirst evidence of link between prenatal vitamin A deficiency and postnatal...
A team of Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) investigators led by Wellington V. Cardoso, MD, PhD, has found the first direct evidence of a link between prenatal vitamin A deficiency and...
View ArticleResearchers demonstrate potential of retinoic acid in preventing type 2...
At a time when obesity, type 2 diabetes, and their complications are a veritable epidemic worldwide, researchers at the University of Montreal and CHUM Research Centre (CRCHUM) recently demonstrated...
View ArticleAuxilium Pharmaceuticals plans to merge with QLT
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a fully integrated specialty biopharmaceutical company, and QLT Inc., a Canadian-based biotechnology company focused on developing innovative orphan ophthalmology...
View ArticleGalderma's trifarotene molecule gets FDA Orphan Drug Designation for...
Galderma announces that the U.S. FDA granted Orphan Drug Designation status for the company's trifarotene molecule for the treatment of congenital ichthyosis. Based on this decision, Galderma plans to...
View ArticleAEG-1 protein blocks effects of retinoic acid in leukemia and liver cancer
Retinoic acid is a form of vitamin A that is used to treat and help prevent the recurrence of a variety of cancers, but for some patients the drug is not effective.
View ArticleSurgical membrane delivers healing action of vitamin A
When blood vessels are damaged through surgery, it can trigger an endless cycle of scarring and repair.
View ArticleLaurent reports positive topline results from LAU-7b Phase 1b trial in adult...
Laurent Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today positive topline results from a Phase 1b clinical trial with LAU-7b in adult CF patients. LAU-7b is a novel oral formulation of fenretinide, a synthetic...
View ArticleMylan announces launch of Bexarotene 75mg Capsules in U.S.
Mylan N.V. today announced the U.S. launch of Bexarotene 75mg Capsules, which is the generic version of Valeant's Targretin Capsules. This product is indicated for the treatment of cutaneous...
View ArticleNovel combination therapy effective at treating patients with skin metastases
In findings never before seen in melanoma, a novel combination therapy was found to be highly effective at treating patients with skin metastases, new research from UC Davis has shown.
View ArticleNew TSRI study may have important implications for better drug design
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute Florida campus have uncovered the structural details of how some proteins interact to turn two different signals into a single integrated output. These...
View ArticleBetter drug design may soon be aided by Scripps scientists’ discoveries
For the first time, they have uncovered the structural details of how some proteins interact to turn two different signals into a single integrated output. These new findings could aid future drug...
View ArticleResearchers identify drugs that may enhance ability of TKI dasatinib to kill...
Researchers have discovered how a common mutation in a high-risk leukemia subtype drives the cancer's aggressiveness and have identified drugs that may work with existing precision medicines to improve...
View ArticleCertain viral infections during pregnancy could cause behavioral changes in...
A study published in the journal Science found that activation in pregnant mice of a particular immune response, similar to what may occur with certain viral infections during pregnancy, alters the...
View ArticleImproving body clock could protect against metabolic syndrome
Essential biological processes are managed by an internal timer or body clock. When the body clock gets out of whack, conditions such as metabolic syndrome can occur.
View ArticlePalovarotene drug may prevent multiple musculoskeletal problems linked with FOP
New research in laboratory animals suggests that the drug palovarotene may prevent multiple skeletal problems caused by a rare but extremely disabling genetic bone disease, and may even be a candidate...
View ArticleStudies on role of vitamin A in heart health have drawn opposite conclusions
Vitamin A is involved in many bodily processes, including vision and skin health, but its role in the heart is unclear. While vitamin A is critical for heart development of embryos—vitamin A deficiency...
View ArticleFDA approves new topical retinoid gel for OTC treatment of acne
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Differin Gel 0.1% (adapalene), a once-daily topical gel for the over-the-counter (OTC) treatment of acne. Differin Gel 0.1% is approved for use in...
View ArticleNew TSRI study may have important implications for better drug design
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute Florida campus have uncovered the structural details of how some proteins interact to turn two different signals into a single integrated output. These...
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