Getting Rid of Soapy Stuff Improves Injectable Medicine

Researchers have developed a drug-making technique designed to reduce serious allergic reactions and other side effects from anti-cancer medicine, testosterone and other drugs that are administered with a needle. Developed by University at Buffalo researchers, the breakthrough removes potentially harmful additives – primarily soapy substances known as surfactants – from common injectable drugs. “We’re excited… Continue reading Getting Rid of Soapy Stuff Improves Injectable Medicine

Better Healing for Skin Wounds

 A newly developed “hydrogel” helps skin wounds heal more quickly, according to researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. The material, which is injected, creates an instant scaffold that allows new tissue to latch on and grow within the cavities formed between linked spheres of gel, according to a news… Continue reading Better Healing for Skin Wounds