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Sweating
out the sweet
With the largest number of diabetics in the world, India has
emerged as a huge ground for exploring newer therapies and
research on diabetes. Sachin Jagdale finds out what treatments
are underway
Pharmacist
counselling improves life of diabetes mellitus patients
A study conducted on diabetes mellitus patients has proved
that counselling from pharmacists significantly improved quality
of life of these patients when compared to the control group.
Fluorescence
imaging revolutionises drug delivery
Drug delivery systems are revolutionising pharmaceutical industry
with new concepts like targeted, intracellular and intracellular-organelle
targeted drug delivery systems. At a time like this, an extensive
characterisation of these is essential. A study by Rakesh
Singh, Komal Gupte and Aditya Pattani
Painless
and improved drug delivery with mucoadhesive chitosan microspheres
With India tipped to become the diabetes capital of the world,
a non-invasive delivery system for insulin is sure to relieve
many patients.
Needle-size
device to track tumours, radiation dose
Engineers at Purdue University are creating a wireless device
designed to inject into tumours to tell doctors about the
precise dose of radiation received and locate the exact position
of tumours during treatment.
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