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Aging
Research from S. Allen and co-authors reveals new findings on aging
May 4th, 2008
"Although inhalation has been used as a route for the delivery of systemic drugs for millennia, the recent emergence of fine milling and nano-technology methods has extended the range of potential therapies that can be absorbed from the alveolar surface. Administration of insulin by inhalation has attracted particular attention," scientists in Bournemouth, the United Kingdom report. "However, there has been very little research into the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of such new inhaled substances in elderly patients and the effects of lung aging and co-pathologies are not known, particularly in the very old. Furthermore, it has been shown that the...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-05-04)
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