Experimental nasal spray may offer quick, easy remedy for treating rapid heartbeat
From American Heart Association 03/10/23 A fast-acting medication delivered as a nasal spray may someday allow patients with intermittent rapid heartbeats to treat it themselves as soon as they develop symptoms, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association. […]
End of injections? Octopus-inspired suction cup delivers drugs to the bloodstream
From ETH Zurich 04/10/23 Many of today’s medications belong to groups of relatively large molecules such as peptides. They are used to treat a wide range of diseases, including diabetes, obesity and prostate cancer. Unfortunately, taking these medications in tablet form is out of the question in most cases because they would break down in […]