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Mar 06, 2020

What does a yellow ribbon signify? It symbolizes support for Sarcoma patients. Sarcoma – an umbrella term for several forms of cancer that occur in muscles or bones – is a rare form of cancer. There exist more than 70 types of sarcomas – mostly considered rare – classified on the basis of the type of tissue they af...

Mar 05, 2020

Killing brain tumors with the help of CAR-T CAR-T cell therapy is a technique which involves modifying patients' T cells to aim proteins associated with cancer that have revolutionized some of the blood cancers treatment. However, the technique has so far shown low potential in solid tumors like aggressive brain...

Mar 04, 2020

Cocaine- a stimulant- made from the most addictive plant - cocoa plant, is known as the most addictive substance known to be existing on the Earth, hence is abused the most. As per the annual report titled ‘Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States’ presented by the National Survey on Drug...

Mar 03, 2020

Gilead Sciences has announced to purchase an Immuno-oncology company Forty Seven for USD 95.50 per share, totalling up to a deal value of USD 4.9 billion. By acquiring Forty Seven – named after its lead molecule - CD47 tumor cell protein - Gilead will acquire its lead candidate, Magrolimab, adding value to its ...

Mar 02, 2020

Every time an opioid therapy is in the option for any patient to overcome the pain due to some chronic ailment, the risk of opioid abuse, misuse, or dependence always lingers at the back of mind. After termination of the opioids, the patient finds it difficult to stop the use of drugs and begins to crave for it. Th...

Feb 25, 2020

Formerly known as eptinezumab, Lundbeck’s Vyepti has received the recommendation from the US FDA for preventing migraine in adults. Estimated to affect women twice as compared to men, around 1.3billion people worldwide, and approximately 38 million people in the US are afflicted with Migraine.  With the gree...

Feb 24, 2020

The year 2016, around 48.5 million Americans older than 12 years, reported to be actively abusing prescription opioids or involved in illicit drug use, says CDC drug surveillance report. The toll has been increasing and is almost impossible to ignore. It is disheartening to note that between the period between 1999...

Feb 21, 2020

The Middle-East and North-Africa region (MENA), which encompasses some of the world’s wealthiest economies, extends unparalleled opportunities to multinational corporations with expertise in medical devices. There is a conspicuous disparity in the economic prowess across the countries, but most of them have shown r...

Feb 20, 2020

Incyte meets endpoint in the second pivotal atopic dermatitis clinical trial A second phase 3 trial of Incyte’s ruxolitinib cream in atopic dermatitis has hit its primary endpoint. The back-to-back pivotal successes irked Incyte to talk to regulators regarding upcoming of the JAK inhibitor to market. Ruxoliti...

Feb 19, 2020

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are one of the leading causes of death and health loss in people in the US. As per a study by the National Vital Statistics Report, every 37 seconds, one person dies of Cardiovascular diseases in the US.  Cardiovascular diseases also known as heart disease, encompasses a wide range...