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Jun , 2024
A promising oral treatment for hereditary angioedema with normal C1-inhibitor
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A promising oral treatment for hereditary angioedema with normal C1-inhibitor

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced new real-world evidence showing that patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE) who have normal C1-inhibitor (HAE-nC1-INH) level and function had a reduction in monthly attack rates after starting oral, once-daily berotralstat. Additionally, new results were presented from the largest body of evidence documenting adverse health outcomes associated with prophylactic use of attenuated […]

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Feb , 2024
MD Anderson acquires cell therapy safety technology from Bellicum Pharmaceuticals
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MD Anderson acquires cell therapy safety technology from Bellicum Pharmaceuticals

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced it has acquired certain assets from Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. related to the CaspaCIDe®switch platform and the GoCAR® platform. The transaction also includes clinical-grade stocks of rimiducid, an agent used to trigger the switches. As a result of this acquisition, MD Anderson may incorporate these platforms into its own cell […]

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Feb , 2024
LSHTM researchers receive £2m funding to develop novel vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics
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LSHTM researchers receive £2m funding to develop novel vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics

Researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) have been awarded £2m funding through the UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Technology Missions Fund, to develop novel vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics. The funding is part of a £12.3 million award to develop a GlycoCell Engineering Biology Mission Hub, based at the University of […]

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Jan , 2024
Records show Publix opioid sales grew even as addiction crisis prompted other chains’ pullback
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Records show Publix opioid sales grew even as addiction crisis prompted other chains’ pullback

An executive at Teva Pharmaceuticals flagged Publix Super Markets in October 2015 after detecting what he called in an email “serious red flags” with the grocery chain’s orders of powerful opioids. The share of high-strength oxycodone orders was well above normal for a chain of grocery store pharmacies, and the total number of pills sent […]

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Jan , 2024
Researchers identify mechanism that causes gastrointestinal problems with cancer immunotherapy
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Researchers identify mechanism that causes gastrointestinal problems with cancer immunotherapy

Researchers at the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center have identified a mechanism that causes severe gastrointestinal problems with immune-based cancer treatment. They also found a way to deliver immunotherapy’s cancer-killing impact without the unwelcome side effect. The findings are published in Science. This is a good example of how understanding a mechanism […]

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Dec , 2023
MD Anderson and Rigel partner to expand olutasidenib evaluation in AML and other cancers
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MD Anderson and Rigel partner to expand olutasidenib evaluation in AML and other cancers

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced a multi-year strategic development collaboration to expand the evaluation of olutasidenib in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and other hematologic cancers. The alliance brings together MD Anderson’s clinical research expertise with Rigel’s differentiated targeted molecule. Under the strategic collaboration, Rigel and MD […]

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Oct , 2023
AI-designed drug candidate shows promise for gastric acid inhibition
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AI-designed drug candidate shows promise for gastric acid inhibition

Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan created and improved artificial intelligence (AI) designs to synthesize a candidate compound for a new gastric acid inhibitor with a better binding affinity than existing drugs. Their findings, published in Communications Biology, suggest a new way to work in tandem with AI to develop pharmaceuticals. Stomach acid is a […]

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Oct , 2023
Trump misplaced blame when he said drug shortages were Biden’s fault
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Trump misplaced blame when he said drug shortages were Biden’s fault

“Under ‘Crooked Joe’ Biden, there has been a catastrophic increase in shortages of essential medicines.” Former president and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, in a July 24 campaign video In a recent campaign video, former President Donald Trump blasted President Joe Biden for “a catastrophic increase” in drug shortages. “It’s a mess,” Trump said […]

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Sep , 2023
Doctors must address Parkinson’s patients’ hidden burden of stigma, report says
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Doctors must address Parkinson’s patients’ hidden burden of stigma, report says

Even the best treatment approaches for Parkinson’s disease are inadequate if they do not address patients’ feelings of social rejection, isolation, loneliness and other psychosocial effects of stigma, according to a report from experts specializing in Parkinson’s and other movement disorders. A new report co-authored by UCLA Health neurologist and researcher Dr. Indu Subramanian says […]