1970–1979

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Timeline of key medical research achievements in the 1970s:

1970 

• Levodopa (L-dopa) a major advance in Parkinson’s Disease

1971

• Mechanism of action of Aspirin discovered by Sir John Vane

1972 

• Hounsfield develops X-ray computed tomography (CAT-scanning)
• Becotide (Allen & Hanburys) for asthma
• Amoxicillin (Beecham) launched

1973 

• Tamoxifen (ICI) introduced for hormone-dependent tumours

1975 

• Monoclonal antibodies discovered by Kohler and Milstein (UK)
• Clozapine (Sandoz) first atypical neuroleptic for schizophrenia enters clinical trial
• Clotrimazole (Bayer) a major advance in treating fungal infections
• Nifedipine (Bayer) for angina and hypertension

1976 

• Atenolol (ICI) a beta-blocker introduced for various heart conditions
• Cyclosporin (Sandoz) a major advance in transplantation
• Cimetidine (SmithKline Corporation) launched for peptic ulcers

1977

• Sanger and colleagues publish first sequence of a whole DNA genome (bacteriophage)

1978 

• Birth of Louise Brown after Steptoe and Edwards develop In Vitro Fertilisation

1979 

• Smallpox eradicated from the world

• Interferon gene first cloned
  

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