In a recent press release, pharmaceutical company Acer Therapeutics, Inc. ("Acer") announced the publication of data on celiprolol for patients with COL3A1-positive vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (vEDS). The article, published in the European…
A team of researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) in Australia recently made strides in stomach cancer research. While searching for a better understanding…
As of the end of August 2020, CENTOGENE has collaborated with more than 40 pharmaceutical partners to develop solutions for patients with rare diseases. In a press release from…
Recently, scientists have been exploring a more genetically-based underlying cause of pancreatic cancer. Now, according to Medical XPress, researchers are deepening their understanding of genetics and pancreatic cancer in relation…
What if there was a way to genetically prevent the development of certain conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease? According to Medical XPress, this might soon be an option on the…
As the medical field expands, so do the options for new and intriguing medical research. According to Drug Target Review, researchers from the University of California (UC) San Diego…
In early December 2020, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) held their Annual Meeting and Exposition. During the meeting, many companies presented data on clinical trials and treatments related…
For years, researchers questioned how molecular changes in our bodies can contribute to, or perhaps fight, depression. According to Medical Xpress, this answer may soon be available. Researchers from UT…
According to Healio, there is now another health-related issue that can cause more hospitalization and worse quality of life (QOL) in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH): obesity. In the…
Currently, there are a host of health-related issues associated with diabetes. One specific health problem, which currently represents an unmet need, is pain associated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. According to…
According to a recent press release, oncology company Novocure enrolled its first patient in a Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate Optune, alongside radiation therapy, for patients with newly diagnosed…
Did you know that zebrafish, a tropical freshwater fish, are being more commonly used to model and study human diseases? Now, says Phys.org, researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical…
If you've ever heard the term "levodopa" be discussed, it was probably in regards to Parkinson's disease. Currently, levodopa (L-DOPA) is the most commonly prescribed therapy for patients with Parkinson's.…
For most of 2020, the coronavirus pandemic has dominated the headlines. What began earlier this year has transformed into a viral crisis with 69.8 million cases worldwide. To stifle the…
In a recent press release, biotechnology company HemoShear Therapeutics ("HemoShear") shared that the company, in collaboration with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd. ("Takeda") identified a novel therapeutic target for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis…
When Camden Rau was born, his parents immediately knew that he was facing some sort of health problem. According to Camden's father, Steven, who spoke to Wink News, Camden's skull…
Over the last decade, more information has been discovered about sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), although there is still much learning to be done. While researchers initially believed…
In many areas of society, from healthcare to big business, companies are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to solve pressing problems. Within the medical sphere, researchers recently developed an automated,…
In a recent press release, biopharmaceutical company Akari Therapeutics ("Akari") announced the publication of data on intravitreal nomacopan for patients with autoimmune uveitis. The data was sourced from a 2-year…
Recently, the FDA expanded treatment indications for Gavreto (pralsetinib). According to MedPage Today, the drug was previously indicated for the treatment of patients with lung cancers with RET gene fusions. Now, this…
Obesity is considered to be excess fat accumulation that may lead to health issues. Worldwide, the prevalence of obesity has greatly increased over the years; the World Health Organization (WHO)…
According to Newswise, the FDA recently approved a new prostate cancer imaging technique developed by researchers at UCLA and UCSF. The imaging technique, called prostate-specific membrane antigen PET imaging (PSMA…
When many people hear CAR T-cell therapy, they think about a treatment designed to address cancer. Recently, a new study done on mice models has suggested that an experimental form…
According to HCP Live, University of Lübeck researchers recently connected rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and pemphigus, an autoimmune disorder characterized by blisters on the skin and mucous membranes. In fact, researchers…
Recently, biotherapeutics company PureTech Health announced that their Phase 1 trial to evaluate LYT-100 (deupirfenidone) has completed. During the multiple ascending dose and food effect study, researchers analyzed the safety,…
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