Alberta Diabetes Institute to Study Use of Anti-Obesity Drug in Alström and Bardet-Biedl Patients
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Alberta Diabetes Institute to Study Use of Anti-Obesity Drug in Alström and Bardet-Biedl Patients

According to a publication from EurekAlert, a clinical trial of setmelanotide, an experimental anti-obesity drug, is set to begin soon at the Alberta Diabetes Institute (of the University of Alberta).…

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Possible Treatment for Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Earns Orphan Drug Designation
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Possible Treatment for Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Earns Orphan Drug Designation

According to a story from bloomberg.com, the drug development company Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. recently announced that its experimental product candidate AR0-ANG3 has earned Orphan Drug designation from the US Food…

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Antibodies: The Key to Fighting Sickle Cell Anemia? Approval Could be Just Months Away
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Antibodies: The Key to Fighting Sickle Cell Anemia? Approval Could be Just Months Away

According to a story from PMLive, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently begun the priority review process for a new potential therapy from pharmaceutical behemoth Novartis. This…

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Huntsman Lab Research Team Discovers that Selinexor May Benefit Myelofibrosis Patients Who have No Other Curative Options

  Myelofibrosis (MF) comes under the heading of rare cancer. A recent article in Newswise, University of Utah, describes the disease as the failure of bone marrow to produce normal…

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