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Oct 13, 2020

U.S., AstraZeneca strikes an antibody treatment USD 486 million deal The U.S. government awarded the pharma giant AstraZeneca a sum of USD 486 million for the development of up to 100,000 corona vaccine doses. The deal, under Operation Warp Speed, will people the manufacturing of antibody doses and facilitate th...

Oct 12, 2020

After 40 years of the introduction of the BCG immunotherapy, it continues to remain as the gold standard of the treatment of Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). However, BCG intravesical therapy fails to yield responses in more than 50% of the NMIBC patients. After a shocking failure of BCG, cystectomy is p...

Jun 30, 2025

Schizophrenia, a term introduced over a century ago, continues to perplex clinicians and researchers alike. Characterized by hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking, and cognitive decline, it remains one of the most debilitating and misunderstood psychiatric conditions. Affecting approximately 20 million p...

Oct 08, 2020

Designing a universal flu vaccine by focusing on the immune system  A universal flu vaccine that can foster protection to people against any influenza strain is considered a goal in flu research as it could spare scientists from the often erroneous process of predicting the circulating strains each year and...

Oct 07, 2020

Opioid overdose is a severe health problem. As per the WHO, worldwide, around 0.5 million deaths are attributable to drug use. More than 70% of these deaths are related to opioids, with more than 30% of those deaths caused by overdose. Considered as a safe option to relieve pain, the Opiates have been in use for th...

Oct 06, 2020

MyoKardia Buyout: BMS expands its cardiovascular portfolio for USD 13.1 Billion  Bristol Myers Squibb has bounty years in a go with its shares skyrocketing as it decides to go on an acquisition spree.  BMS has announced to acquire MyoKardia, a pharmaceutical company leveraging precision medicine to ...

Oct 05, 2020

The current treatment approach for high-grade Osteosarcoma is conventional surgical resection of the primary tumor, along with systemic chemotherapies and radiation therapies in case of metastases and recurrence. Despite the rarity of Osteosarcoma, cancer poses a major global health burden with a global incidence r...

Oct 02, 2020

Osteosarcomas are rare, yet are the leading cause of deaths due to cancer in the pediatric population. It is a high-grade malignancy of mesenchymal origins. They are the most frequent forms of primary bone tumors and account for approximately 20% of all the bone tumors. With the incident population of less than 250...

Oct 01, 2020

The immune cells of the brain could treat neurodegenerative diseases Human behavior relies on the stimulation and inhibition of neurons, and scientists have long considered that neurons are mainly responsible for maintaining this circuit of activity in balance. However, now, a research team led by the Icahn Scho...

Sep 30, 2020

Marijuana also referred to as cannabis, is always in debate for its benefits and detriments. In some countries, it is legal while in some countries it is considered as a recreational and harmful product, and its cultivation, trafficking, possession, and ingesting can lead to a fine or even imprisonment. However, al...