Sentences with phrase «new osteoporosis drug»
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Researchers report that a new wirelessly controlled microchip, implanted under the skin, can safely and reliably give osteoporosis patients the daily dose of a drug that they need for at least 20 days in a row.
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Among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at risk of fracture, daily injection of the drug abaloparatide for 18 months significantly reduced the risk of new vertebral and nonvertebral fractures compared with placebo, according to a study appearing in the August 16 issue of JAMA.
Previous studies have shown the drug to be effective at spurring new bone growth in mice and in humans with osteoporosis, and a U-M research team believes that it may spur new growth in brittle bone disease patients as well.
«Discovery May Lead to New Drugs for Osteoporosis.»
The protein could become a target for new drugs to treat osteoporosis and other conditions related to bone loss.
Amgen's pipeline has struggled for several years but its new cholesterol drug Repatha and upcoming launches for osteoporosis and migraine treatments could prove blockbusters.