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Drugs could mimic gut bacteria benefits to treat diabetes

It may be possible to design drugs that mimic the positive health benefits of gut bacteria to treat diseases such as type II diabetes, a new study has found.

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AZ joins with Seres to research role of gut microbiome in ca...

AstraZeneca has announced an immuno-oncology collaboration with US biotech Seres Therapeutics, which will focus on increasing understanding of the gut microbiome in order to increase effica

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FDA advisers back Shire constipation drug

Shire’s constipation drug prucalopride is moving closer to market – advisers to the FDA have just unanimously backed it as a treatment for chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC) in adults.

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Pfizer eyes gastro use for Xeljanz after thumbs-up from FDA ...

Pfizer has been steadily building a franchise around its inflammatory diseases pill, Xeljanz (tofacitinib) over the last few years, and it could add another use after US experts recommended

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