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Prof. Dr. Agnes Kant

‘Side effects are not a side issue’

Discovering knowledge about side effects needs to be faster and better. In her oration, Prof. Dr. Agnes Kant, Professor by special appointment of Innovation of Pharmacovigilance, calls for more…

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News • Carotid artery stenosis

After stroke: new approach favors medication over surgery

A risky carotid artery operation may no longer be necessary for patients who suffer a stroke due to carotid artery narrowing, research suggests. Instead, medication-only treatment may also be viable.

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News • Drug adsorption

Nanoplastics can impair the effect of antibiotics, study finds

Nanoplastics are not only bad for the environment: A new study has shown that minuscule particles of plastic which enter the body also can impair the effect of antibiotic treatment.

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News • Study on vascular access options

Intraosseous or intravenous: which way to administer medication during cardiac arrest?

Research shows a one-third chance of restoring blood circulation during cardiac arrest, regardless of whether the medication is administered into the bloodstream or bone marrow.

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News • Real-time drug identification

Wrong meds? A wearable AI camera detects what's in a syringe or vial

A newly-developed wearable camera system is designed to detect potential errors in medication delivery by identifying contents of vials and syringes with the help of deep-learning AI.

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News • Circadian-based therapeutic strategies

Cancer drugs more effective when the time-of-day is right, study finds

The time of day can be an important aspect to consider for cancer therapy. Researchers from Charité are developing new methods to use the internal clock inside tumor cells to optimize treatments.

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