Early Stages of Precision Medicine Being Developed for Cancer Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A recent article in Med City News outlines the difficult choices patients must make regarding immune compromising but life-saving therapy during the 2020 pandemic. Do they postpone their treatment or…

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Grant Goes to Elixiron Immunotherapeutics for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment

According to an article from Newswire, the Alzheimer's Association is awarding Elixiron Immunotherapeutics one million dollars for work on their Alzheimer's treatment, EI1071. This money will go towards a clinical…

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Joint Efforts by Korean and California Research Teams Develop A Drug That Restores Renal Intervascular Cell Function

A recent article in the Korea Biomed Review reported that the joint research effort by Seoul National Medical College and Helixmith of San Diego, California, found Helixmith’s VM507 antibody effective…

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1A: Experimental Three Part Therapy Shows Potential
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 1A: Experimental Three Part Therapy Shows Potential

According to a story from Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, a recent study suggests that the three components of the investigational therapy PXT3003 work in synergy to improve the condition of patients with…

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Recall of Bleeding Disorder Drug Leaves Patients with Unanswered Questions
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Recall of Bleeding Disorder Drug Leaves Patients with Unanswered Questions

According to a story from hemophilia.org, the drug company Ferring Pharmaceuticals issued a recall of the nasal spray drug desmopressin (marketed as Stimate) on July 21st, 2020. This product is…

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Can Rigosertib Change the Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treatment Landscape?
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Can Rigosertib Change the Myelodysplastic Syndromes Treatment Landscape?

By Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that works to develop new drugs to treat cancer, primarily focusing on myelodysplastic syndromes. Myelodysplastic…

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Salk Institute Team Develops the First Insulin-Producing Human Cells That Control Blood Sugar in Type 1 Diabetes

Salk Institute scientists have scored a significant gain in their quest to find a functional treatment for type 1 diabetes. According to an article in Salk News, scientists at the…

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Fast Track Designation Granted for Gene Therapy Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
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Fast Track Designation Granted for Gene Therapy Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

by Lauren Taylor from In The Cloud Copy Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare genetic condition that ultimately leads to the wasting away of muscles over time. The condition…

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