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	March 15, 2019
	Pharmacy / Pharmacology
	The latest pharmacy / pharmacology news from News Medical

Monitoring Ambient Environmental Conditions in the Pharmaceutical Industry

For numerous applications, the ability to monitor ambient environmental conditions, including temperature, pressure, humidity and light levels, is a crucial necessity. For example, in the pharmaceutical industry, the WHO offer guidance for the storage and transport of time- and temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical products, which necessitates monitoring and alarming for temperature and humidity.

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Biopharmaceutical manufacturing may come in a wide variety of forms, but each iteration of unit operation needs to align with a strict amount of operational parameters and structures in order to create the ideal product: a viable drug which is free from contaminants and appropriate to use on humans or animals.

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Women should not be alarmed by study linking HRT to Alzheimer’s disease

Doctors are encouraging women not to be alarmed by a study linking the use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with a slightly increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.

	Cholesterol-lowering drugs linked to higher risk for developing type 2 diabetes Individuals who take cholesterol-lowering statins may be at higher risk for developing high blood sugar levels, insulin resistance, and eventually type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

	Custom-made proteins could result in antibodies that fight HIV Researchers have developed a new method for the creation of custom-made proteins that can bypass the protective coating of the HIV virus.

	British man with HIV becomes second person ever to enter remission A man in Britain has become the second person in the world to be cleared of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from an HIV-resistant donor. As reported in the journal Nature, the case is the second only ever example of a person experiencing sustained remission from HIV infection after receiving a bone marrow transplant.

	Multivitamins do not help stave off depression but lifestyle coaching may work A new study has contradicted the existing understanding that taking daily nutritional supplements may help to prevent depression.

	CAR-T cell therapy could be on the horizon for patients with lupus Researchers have developed a novel CAR-T cell therapy that can reduce B cell numbers known to cause the inflammatory responses in lupus.