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Nov 08, 2017

'Killer' Mosquito to be released in 20 US states to fight disease-causing mosquitoes The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the use of a common bacterium to kill wild mosquitoes that transmit viruses such as dengue, yellow fever and Zika. The biotechnology start-up MosquitoMate means to release th...

Nov 07, 2017

Teva looks to sell generics in China through joint venture with Guangzhou Pharma As the world’s largest generics maker, Teva still doesn’t have much of a presence in China, even though it is a country relies heavily on generics. The Israeli company is looking to remedy that as Teva has said it “has no agreement with...

Nov 06, 2017

Wiskott - Aldrich syndrome (also known as WAS) is a rare X-linked recessive genetic disorder that affects both T-lymphocytes and B-lymphocytes. It occurs due to the mutations caused in the WASp gene and is mainly characterized by low platelet count (microthrombocytopenia), immune deficiency, and eczema. Being an X-...

Nov 03, 2017

AstraZeneca and Incyte are about to enter into Clinical Trial Collaboration in Early Lung Cancer The exclusive collaboration for the study population allows the two companies to conduct a Phase 3 trial. Aim of this study is to evaluate patients with locally-advanced (Stage III), unresectable non-small cell lung c...

Oct 23, 2017

Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD) is a rare lysosomal storage disease which is genetic, degenerative, neurometabolic in nature. It is generally inherited from carrier parents and at present doesn’t have any cure. Patients suffering from MLD are deficient in the arylsulfatase-A enzyme, which is responsible for break...

Oct 16, 2017

Wet AMD is a chronic eye disease that causes blurred vision or a blind spot in a person’s visual field. It is characterized by abnormal blood vessels that leak blood and fluids into the macula, a region of the eye that is responsible for sharp, central vision. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a common eye c...

Oct 11, 2017

ResearchGate may have to remove millions of articles from their website as five publishers have created a coalition for forcing ResearchGate remove their articles from the scientific social site. The publishers are of the opinion that the site breaches their copyright. According to estimated, around 7 million papers...

Oct 10, 2017

Novo petitions FDA to require copies of Victoza to conduct clinical trials With one drugmaker already trying to pry patent protection off of Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster Victoza before its 2022 expiration, the insulin specialist has taken new steps to deter copies. The Danish drugmaker has filed a citizen petition arg...

Oct 09, 2017

Natural killer cells are a type of lymphocytes and are key components of the innate immune system. They are highly specific predators that play a major role in the host rejection of both tumors and virally infected cells. NK cells are derived from the common lymphoid progenitor cells (lymphoblasts), which also gener...

Oct 06, 2017

C-X-C chemokine receptors (CXCR) is a family of G protein-coupled receptors that comprises of a large subfamily of the rhodopsin superfamily of 7-transmembrane domain receptors. Two types of chemokine receptors have been identified including monogamous chemokine receptors (bind to only one specific chemokine) and pr...