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Jan 03, 2019

Atlas Venture raises USD 250 Million for investing in later-stage Massachusetts-based Atlas Venture has raised USD 250 million for later-stage investments. The fund will allow the VC shop to bolster its startups through series B and beyond. The early-stage operation has bolstered a couple of startups like P...

Jan 02, 2019

The promise and dangers of editing the genome of a human embryo are being discussed by scientists around the world. They are contemplating whether it should be allowed or not— and if so, under what circumstances? The meetings have been prompted by the powerful technology known as CRISPR/Cas9. This could be use...

Nov 12, 2024

No woman should ever lose her life to cervical cancer, yet too many still do. This devastating disease strikes at the cervix—the gateway to the womb, the very place where new life begins. Primarily affecting women between the ages of 30 and 45, it silently preys on those who are sexually active. The cervix, a small...

Dec 27, 2018

Vedanta raises USD 27 Million to move microbiome assets through the clinic Vedanta Biosciences raises USD 27 million in its series C round. The cash will bolster its microbiome-derived drugs pipeline. The capital will aid a phase 1/2 trial of VE416 in food allergy, a phase 2 study of VE303 in recurrent...

Dec 26, 2018

Neuroscientists have garnered more evidence for the hypothesis regarding sticky proteins, which is a symbol of neurodegenerative diseases. This can be transferred between people under particular conditions and also cause new damage in a brain of recipient. Their research does not hint that disorders such as Alz...

Dec 21, 2018

Tetra, Shionogi sign USD 40 Million deal for Alzheimer’s disease and fragile X syndrome Tetra Discovery Partners is collaborating with Shionogi to progress its PDE4-targeting drug in Alzheimer’s disease and fragile X syndrome. Shionogi will give a USD 5 million upfront payment and USD 35 million in equ...

Dec 20, 2018

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a brain disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development. ADHD is a group of behaviors. It is also called as attention deficit disorder (ADD). Attention deficit hyperactivity disor...

Dec 19, 2018

The brain shape like a Neanderthal is not possessed by any human, however, shape hints are also there. The shape of the brain of some people with European ancestry is influenced by Neanderthal DNA acquired through interbreeding tens of thousands of years ago, researchers reported in Current Biology. These DNA varia...

Dec 18, 2018

HER2 Vaccine Candidate Meet Phase 1b Study An Australian biotech company stated its Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) vaccine candidate, HER-Vaxx, successfully finished its phase 1b clinical trial and head to a phase 2 study. The first tranche of data from the 14-patient trial comes...

Dec 17, 2018

In a groundbreaking clinical trial, a 66-year-old Ohio woman became the first patient to become cancer free through the CAR T Cell Therapy. In August this year, Denise Kennan had participated in the cancer treatment trial at the Seidman Cancer Center in University Hospitals of Cleveland; following which 30 days late...