Medicines repurposing

A free online toolkit has been launched to help researchers navigate the opportunities and challenges of repurposing medicines for different indications. The toolkit was created by medical research charity LifeArc and the Medical Research Council (MRC). “Having learned the challenges of repurposing firsthand, I think this toolkit is enormously practical and valuable,” commented Professor Patrick […]

Researchers have shown that the medication saracatinib shows promise as a treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).   Saracatinib worked as well or better than two approved drugs at reducing tissue scarring in preclinical models of IPF according to the study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.   Researchers at National Jewish […]