Scientists Are Using Pigs to Develop a More Useful Animal Model of Neurofibromatosis Type 1
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Scientists Are Using Pigs to Develop a More Useful Animal Model of Neurofibromatosis Type 1

According to a story from wearegreenbay.com, a team of scientists associated with the University of Wisconsin, Madison are undertaking a project that will help improve the effectiveness of research related…

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Grant From The American Neuromuscular Foundation Will Focus on Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
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Grant From The American Neuromuscular Foundation Will Focus on Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy

According to a story from newswise.com, the American Neuromuscular Foundation has recently awarded a grant to Dr. Karissa Gable. This grant will go towards a research project headed by Dr.…

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New Study Will Investigate Methods to Improve Cancer Trial Participation for Historically Under-Represented Groups
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New Study Will Investigate Methods to Improve Cancer Trial Participation for Historically Under-Represented Groups

According to a story from journals.lww.com, The Lazarex Cancer Foundation and the University of California San Francisco have announced plans to work together on a three year study that will…

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An Experimental Drug Could be Effective for Neuromyelitis Optica, Study Results Show

According to a story from Biotech 365, the biotechnology company Viela Bio announced the publication of critical results from a recent study that tested the company's investigational drug inebilizumab as…

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A “Real World” Study Suggests That The Drug Apremilast Could be Useful for Behçet’s Disease
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A “Real World” Study Suggests That The Drug Apremilast Could be Useful for Behçet’s Disease

According to a story from rheumatology.medicinematters.com, a recent Italian real-world study has provided some evidence that the drug apremilast, which is considered a phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor, could be a useful treatment…

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The Sudden Closure of Northwestern University’s Stem Cell Therapy Clinic Raises Questions That Remain Unanswered

According to a recent article in The Scientist, Northwestern Medicine’s successful autoimmune and immunotherapy program is winding down and will be closed by the end of the year. The program,…

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Companies Reach Partnership Agreement Related to an Experimental Treatment for ATTR Amyloidosis
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Companies Reach Partnership Agreement Related to an Experimental Treatment for ATTR Amyloidosis

According to a story from BioPortfolio, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eidos Therapeutics, Inc., have recently struck an agreement related to the development and marketing of an experimental treatment for hATTR…

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Patients in Mayo Clinic’s RIGHT Study Carried One or More Genetic Variants That May Affect Their Response to Medication

  Pharmacogenomics plays an important role in predicting whether patients will benefit from certain medications or if the medication will cause serious side effects. The process involves the way in…

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A Proof-of-Concept Study for an Experimental Hurler Syndrome Treatment is Going Well so Far
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A Proof-of-Concept Study for an Experimental Hurler Syndrome Treatment is Going Well so Far

According to a story from sectorpublishingintelligence.co.uk, the biopharmaceutical company Orchard Therapeutics recently announced the release of some data from an ongoing proof-of-concept study. This special trial is testing the company's…

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Biomedical Innovation Law Expert Presents Ethical Difficulties Posed by Gene Editing

According to a publication from Charcot Marie Tooth News, biomedical law expert Timo Minssen recently gave a presentation at the New York Genome Center where he discussed the potential ethical…

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The Power of Collective Action in Providing Insurance Coverage for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Gene Therapy

Maisie Green Maisie Green is a 20-month-old little girl whose insurance has finally approved coverage for a life-altering spinal muscular atrophy treatment. Two weeks ago she received the singular infusion…

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