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Dec 27, 2019

Allergic diseases, such as allergic rhinitis (hay fever), food allergy, and eczema, are common allergies that affect people from all over the world. As per CDC, allergies are one of the top ten causes of chronic illness in the USA, afflicting around 50 Million Americans every year. The economic burden of Allergies ...

Dec 26, 2019

An allergy is a response produced by the body’s immune system to any foreign substance which is not usually harmful. These foreign substances can be anything ranging from food products such as peanuts, egg, lactose, or pollen grains, dust particles, or pet dander.  There are several forms of allergies such ...

Dec 24, 2019

Roche has entered into a licensing partnership with Sarepta Therapeutics worth USD 1.15 Billion.  Roche has agreed to license in Sarepta’s gene therapy ‘SRP-9001’ for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), though which Roche will gain access to exclusive rights to it globally except in the US.  As per t...

Dec 23, 2019

The past few decades have seen significant advancements in the medical sector. Technological intervention is one of them. Discovery of the remarkable property of Stem cells to be able to differentiate into different types of cell forms, replicate and express themselves as their parents is one of the milestone-disco...

Dec 20, 2019

A human body comprises of many small, long, narrow and broad blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to other body parts for their normal functioning. However, due to life style-shifting more towards a sedentary one, and inculcation of bad food habits, there has been an increase in the number of no...

Dec 19, 2019

Global Therapeutics and Syros Pharmaceuticals have teamed up to move forward to discover, develop and market novel Sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia therapies.  Inherited blood disorders affect millions of people worldwide. As per NIH, Sickle cell disease affects around 70,000 to 80,000 Americans, wh...

Oct 18, 2024

Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder are often challenging to differentiate due to their overlapping symptoms. Schizophrenia is primarily marked by hallucinations and delusions, leading individuals to lose touch with reality. Patients may hear voices or see things that aren’t there, creating a profound sense of detac...

Dec 17, 2019

Wave Life Sciences has recently announced the discontinuation of its drug suvodirsen, for the treatment of a rare Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy mutation.  Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a progressive worsening of the skeletal and heart muscles resulting in weakness. The disorder, is due to deficient prot...

Dec 16, 2019

Bipolar Disorder is characterized by frequent-shifts in the mood and is a manic-depressive disorder hampering the routine life of an individual. According to the American Psychiatric Association, there are four major types of bipolar disorder: Bipolar I disorder, Bipolar II disorder, Cyclothymic disorder, and Bipol...

Dec 13, 2019

AI-driven treatment approach and growing Fragile X Syndrome market size Healx Pharma has recently partnered with Boehringer Ingelheim to advance the treatment market and invest in R&D related to rare neurological disorders. Under the deal signed, Healx Artificial Intelligence (AI) drug discovery platfo...