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Oct 19, 2021

Biogen’s tofersen fails to meet the primary goal in the Phase III ALS trial Biogen has announced that its investigational antisense drug, tofersen (BIIB067), flunked to meet the primary goal of Phase III VALOR clinical trial in superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. Althou...

Oct 18, 2021

What is Gene Therapy and Is the Skin Suitable for Gene Therapy? Since its first discovery, conceptualization in 1972, and successful application in 1990 by W. French Anderson, gene therapy has been a revolutionary game-changer in the field of biotechnology and healthcare. Now, its scope reaches beyond autoimmune...

Oct 14, 2021

Syntellix obtains product approval for India On October 07, 2021, Syntellix obtained the license to bring five different product families of its revolutionary bioabsorbable magnesium-based implants to market from India's Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for the Indian market. With this approva...

Oct 15, 2021

Heart failure (HF), also referred to as Congestive Heart failure (CHF), is a condition in which the heart muscle fails to pump blood as efficiently as it should. This causes an accumulation of blood and fluid in the lungs, resulting in shortness of breath. Certain heart conditions, such as narrowed arteries in the ...

Oct 13, 2021

Hearing Loss is a severe condition that has a multifaceted impact on the individual’s growth and development. It can lead to isolation and loneliness and can also significantly reduce the quality of life. As per the WHO, nearly 430 million people (representing over 5% of the world’s population) require rehabilitati...

Oct 12, 2021

Brickell Plans to Submit New Drug Application to FDA for gel Brickell Biotech will request the FDA in mid-2022 to approve its gel for excessive underarm sweating after decreasing sweat production and disease severity in two pivotal trials.  The gel achieved statistical significance in lessening the sever...

Oct 11, 2021

In advanced cancer patients, the most common site for the occurrence of metastasis is considered to be - the bone. Bone Metastasis occurs when cancerous cells from the primary tumor relocate to the bone. Although almost all cancers can spread to the bone, Bone Metastasis is most commonly observed in breast, prostat...

Oct 08, 2021

Depression is a mental condition characterized by prolonged series of poor moods, loss of interest and enjoyment in ordinary activities, and low energy, all of which contribute to varying degrees of social and vocational dysfunction. Depression is a chronic condition that affects a person's ability to work, quality...

Oct 07, 2021

Amber Implants VCFix® spinal system obtains US FDA Breakthrough designation  On October 05, 2021, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the Breakthrough Device Designation to VCFix® spinal system, a next-generation spinal implant for spinal injuries developed by Amber Implants, a Netherlands-bas...

Oct 06, 2021

Nutraceuticals often referred to as phytochemicals or functional food, are a group of products used both as nutrition for general well-being or as a medicine to control symptoms. These products are helpful in maintaining body growth, improving health, delaying the aging process, physiological balance,  increas...