Due to plastic pollution, microplastics can now be found -- well, nearly everywhere. Microplastics have been found on beaches and in water supplies, in our foods and in the deepest…
Most people have heard of Viagra, and they know it as a treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED). Fewer people know it as Revatio, which is indicated for pulmonary arterial hypertension…
Positive results have been announced from a Phase 2 trial of olutasidenib, an investigational selective mIDH1 inhibitor used in combination with azacitidine for the treatment of the mIDH1 form of…
The FDA has recently granted Accelerated Approval to Tarpeyo, also called budesonide, to reduce proteinuria in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Tarpeyo is the first and currently the only treatment…
After several clinical setbacks, Vertex Pharmaceuticals found promising results in its study of a drug to treat a genetic kidney disease called focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). As reported recently by…
Cannabidiol (CBD) has been explored as a potential therapy for a variety of different conditions, ranging from various forms of epilepsy to dystonia to Parkinson's disease. Now, researchers are questioning…
A recent article published in Vascular News highlights the importance of plasma desmosine, an elastin component, that provides elasticity for tissue. A breakdown of elastin leads to aortic dilatation and…
Healio recently published results of the CheckMate 649 study confirming the benefits of combining nivolumab and chemotherapy in treating newly diagnosed patients with gastroesophageal junction cancer and advanced gastric and…
Have you ever heard of the cytokines interleukin-6 (IL-6) or TNF? Normally, these cytokines, excreted by the immune system, may influence autoimmunity or immune responses to foreign invaders. For…
Pancreatic cancer can present numerous problems for medical professionals. To start, this cancer can be difficult to detect and diagnose in early stages. By the time pancreatic cancer progresses,…
According to a recent press release from uniQure, the first round of observations from a trial investigating AMT-130 for Huntington's disease (HD) have been released. As of now, four patients…
The Phase 3 BE MOBILE 2 clinical trial sought to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of bimekizumab for adult patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), an inflammatory disease affecting…
According to DocWireNews, on December 16, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Accelerated Approval to Tarpeyo (budesonide) delayed-release capsules. The therapy is designed to treat adult…
In a news release from mid-December 2021, rare liver disease company Albireo Pharma, Inc. ("Albireo") shared that positive topline data was available from a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating A3907…
According to a December 16, 2021 news release from biopharmaceutical company Applied Therapeutics, Inc., the company has initiated a registrational Phase 2/3 INSPIRE clinical trial to evaluate AT-007 for patients…
The Tokyo University of Science recently published a report stating that its team of scientists was successful in developing a polymer-based-hydrogel, a welcomed improvement to the complicated formulations currently in…
The vaccines for COVID-19 have allowed us to return to normalcy - partially, at least. Now, a UCLA study has discovered that there may be a way to curate a…
Currently, the standards-of-care for patients with Hurler syndrome, or one of the forms of mucopolysacchardiosis type I (MPS I), include enzyme replacement therapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplants. However, Medical…
It is no secret that medical research can provide crucial insights into disease pathology, prognostic factors, and patient outcomes. Recently, a research team from Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan dove…
Studies show that there is a relationship between illness or death (morbidity or mortality), scleroderma renal crisis (SRC), and a person’s race. A study using data from the U.S. Military…
Intercept has withdrawn its application for obeticholic acid (OCA) as a treatment for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in Europe. This decision comes after the FDA rejected the company's application in the…
Dr. Yi Xiao, oncology instructor at MD Anderson Cancer Center, and his associates discovered a unique role for antihistamines while searching for factors that may influence responses to immunotherapy. As…
Recently, Kezar Life Sciences Inc. ("Kezar") released interim data and preliminary results from part two of the Phase 2 MISSION clinical trial. According to BioPharma Journal, the results highlight the…
Novartis has recently announced the results of their Phase II BYLieve trial, which is investigating Piqray® (alpelisib) as a treatment for hormone-receptor positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 negative (HR+/HER2-)…
Meniere's disease is a rare inner ear disorder characterized by "attacks" of tinnitus, ear pain, ear pressure, and dizziness. While doctors have long pondered the exact cause of this condition,…
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