Epitan resumes sustained release trial
Tuesday, 06 July, 2004
Melbourne-based EpiTan (ASX:EPT) has resumed its trial of the sustained release implant for tanning drug Melanotan.
The trial is being conducted at Queensland's Clive Berghofer Cancer Research Centre with a new significantly smaller solid injectable. It will be used to determine the optimal dose for the final commercial formulation of Melanotan.
Epitan executive chairman Dr Wayne Millen said the new implant was able to be injected with a 16 gauge needle.
Epilepsy disease model treated in a laboratory dish
A research team has used an epilepsy-like disease model in a laboratory dish to demonstrate that...
Newborns have elevated levels of an Alzheimer's biomarker
What do the brains of newborns and patients with Alzheimer's disease have in common? Both...
Cannabis use may double risk of cardiovascular disease death
Cannabis users have a 29% higher risk of acute coronary syndrome, a 20% higher risk of stroke,...
