All Blogs

Mar 19, 2018

Hyperuricemia is a pathological condition occurring due to excess of uric acid in blood (serum uric acid level > 7.0 mg/dL in adult men and > 5.7 mg/dL in adult women). Hyperuricemia occurs when body either produces too much uric acid or is unable to excrete enough of it. It leads to formation of crystals whi...

Mar 15, 2018

M&A activity of Sanofi and Bioverative for rare blood diseases Sanofi has strengthened its position in hematology & speciality medicine by acquiring Bioverativ, Biogen hemophilia & blood disorders-focused company for USD 105 per share on March 8, 2018. This will increase Sanofi’s hemophilia portfolio for...

Mar 14, 2018

Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals got effective results in reducing the risk of major adverse heart events in a clinical study of nearly 19,000 patients with the help of cholesterol drug Praluent. Drugmakers now hope that the results are good enough to convince insurers to pay for the pricey medicine. Treatment w...

Mar 13, 2018

Anthera’s Sollpura flops after phase 3   Anthera cut free it’s flopped late-arrange Lilly castoff Sollpura (liprotamase), and now looks for those feared "key choices". Sollpura was out-licensed by Lilly in 2014, and the written work had all the attributes of its failure, back in December 2016 when it posted the info...

Mar 12, 2018

Celiac Disease (Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy) is a chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory disease of the small intestine characterized by damage to the lining of the small intestine and typically leads to dyspepsia, malabsorption and a variety of other symptoms. Individuals with Celiac Disease carry DQ2 or DQ8 MHC class ...

Mar 08, 2018

Transthyretin Amyloidosis (ATTR) is an autosomal dominant hereditary disease that occurs due to deposition of variant TTR (transthyretin) protein in humans. It is mainly characterized into two main types i.e. Hereditary ATTR (hATTR) and Wild-Type (wt) ATTR. The number of Diagnosed Prevalent Population of Transthyre...

Mar 06, 2018

Dermira pulling plug on acne drug after phase 3 failure Pharmaceutical company Dermira is pulling the plug on its acne drug (olumacostat glasaretil), after it failed to meet its primary endpoints in a pair of phase 3 trials. The drug was tested in patients aged nine and older with moderate to severe acne vulgaris. ...

Sep 04, 2024

Obesity and diabetes are a global epidemic contributing to an increasing prevalence of related systemic disorders, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis is a subtype of NAFLD (Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver disease) that is characterized...

Sep 04, 2024

Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is a severe form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), characterized by liver inflammation and damage due to fat accumulation. Unlike simple fatty liver, NASH can progress to serious conditions such as fibrosis, cirrhosis, and liver failure. This chronic liver disease is i...

Feb 22, 2018

Gilead Sciences Inc. bought Kite Pharma (USD 11.9 Billion) while Celgene took over Juno Therapeutics (USD 9 Billion) to make the greatest speculation into this rising subject over the recent one year. While experts hope that each individual CAR-T therapies will yield sales of USD 1 billion, the investing companies...