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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...

Sep 29, 2020

Inovio’s shares plunge after FDA holds-off its COVID-19 vaccine Phase II/III trial  Inovio’s COVID-19 vaccine, INO-4800, Phase II/III clinical trials’ have been put under partial hold after the USFDA raised questions. The firm mentioned the reason behind the halt of the trials is not due to adverse events i...

Oct 10, 2024

The present Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) market has several unmet needs. Poor prognosis, 10-15 months median survival rate, no curative treatment to the patients, limited treatment options, drug resistance, incapability of therapies to cross BBB (blood-brain-barrier), intratumor heterogeneity, and a high mortality...

Oct 10, 2024

Headaches, blurred vision, nausea, lack of appetite, and mood swings. Sound familiar? These are common complaints that most of us shrug off as stress or fatigue. However, these seemingly minor issues are also early glioblastoma symptoms, warning signs of one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of brain cancer—g...

Sep 24, 2020

J&J commences COVID-19 vaccine phase 3 Johnson & Johnson has begun a 60,000-subject phase 3 evaluation of its COVID-19 vaccine. The trial will enroll participants in the U.S. and other countries with a high incidence of COVID-19 to generate data to bolster emergency use authorization early next year. ...