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Feb 17, 2017

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), also known as Apo-2 ligand (Apo2L) is a type II trans membrane protein belonging to the Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) superfamily that are widely expressed on the surface of Natural Killer (NK) and T cells, macrophages and dendrite cells. These pr...

Feb 16, 2017

Mead Johnson Acquired By Reckitt Benckiser for $16.6 Billion Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (MJN), the manufacturer of infant formula and nutritional supplements, has agreed to be acquired by Britain's Reckitt Benckiser Group plc in a deal that values the former's equity at $16.6 billion. Mead Johnson shareholders w...

Feb 15, 2017

OncoTrack, a public-private consortium supported by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) joint undertaking, has conducted one of Europe’s largest collaborative academic-industry research projects to develop and assess novel approaches for identification of new markers for colon cancer. Scientists from the OncoT...

Feb 14, 2017

In letter to Allergan, SEC says it will scrutinize industry's use of non-GAAP accounting When the SEC criticized Valeant Pharmaceuticals over its use of non-GAAP reporting, it seemed like a regulator barking at a company known for pushing the limits. But now the agency has fired a warning shot across the bow of the ...

Feb 13, 2017

Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) results from a germ line mutation in the Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC) gene. FAP is an autosomal dominantly inherited disorder, which is characterized by the formation of numerous colorectal adenomatous polyps and leads to the cancer of the large intestine (colon) and rectum. ...

Feb 10, 2017

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a major global public health problem which progresses slowly and get worse over time. It is the 8th leading cause of death in United States, and is characterized by kidney damage and reduced kidney function. According to National Kidney Foundation, approximately 26 millions of adults ...

Feb 09, 2017

AMRI enters alliance with Bruker Daltonics and HighRes Biosolutions AMRI has entered an alliance with Bruker Daltonics and HighRes Biosolutions to develop new applications for using high throughput mass spectrometry (MS) for drug discovery. AMRI has acquired the new MALDI PharmaPulse system from Bruker Daltonics and...

Feb 08, 2017

On 17 January 2016, a healthy man was declared brain-dead after receiving an experimental drug in a first-in-human trial in France. Four of five other subjects receiving the same dose have serious, ongoing neurological complications. Investigations into the trial described many troubling safety practices, such as st...

Feb 07, 2017

FDA approves Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo injection to treat mUC Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo injection (nivolumab) has been approved by U.S. FDA for intravenous use in previously treated, locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC), a type of bladder cancer. This indication is approved based on tumo...

Feb 06, 2017

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