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Sep 20, 2016

Macrophages play critical role in acute and chronic inflammation and cancer. In response to pathogens or injury, inflammatory macrophages express cytokines that stimulate cytotoxic T cells. Macrophage PI(3)Kinase γ controls a critical switch between immune stimulation and suppression during inflammation and cancer. ...

Sep 19, 2016

It is a well-known fact that where there is stem cell transplantation, there is Graft vs Host Disease (GVHD). The concept arose 2 decades ago and is not rare- it is a common complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) that occurs when the donated (graft) cells are rejected, and attack t...

Sep 16, 2016

Piramal buys another U.S. manufacturer operation India’s Piramal has decided to have a manufacturing operations based in the U.S., and has now bought another operation after it bought a sterile manufacturing operation last year. The company bought Midwestern-based CDMO for $42.95 million in cash, with an additional ...

Sep 15, 2016

Roche's drug candidate for Multiple Sclerosis touted to be better than Merck’s Rebif The much anticipated multiple sclerosis drug from Roche, ocrelizumab, has overtaken Merck’s Rebif according to the results of Phase III data, and has also shown great stats that could prove that it might have an edge in the hotly co...

Sep 14, 2016

A research published in Nature recently identified some dynamic functional states in the breast cancer cells of HER2 breast cancer. The research postulates that women who have advanced oestrogen-receptor (ER)-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer, are prone to acquire a HER2...

Sep 13, 2016

A vaccine is a biological cocktail composed of inactive microorganisms that are either attenuated or dead. It has been found that human immune system maintains a memory of disease causing agents to save the body from the next attack. But vaccines till date are known to treat only specific type of ailments. To ...

Sep 09, 2016

There might be many treatment options for a cancer patients, but each one has its limitations. Also, a physician has a challenge in determining the best treatment method for an individual. However, a research team from Berkeley Lab has devised a system by which these decision are easier to make based in the genetic ...

Sep 08, 2016

Sun Pharma forms distribution partnership with Mitsubishi Tanabe in Japan In a recent strategic move, Sun Pharma formed a distribution alliance with Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation in Japan for the total of 14 prescription brands which were acquired from Novartis for $293m. The brands are Parlodel, Lamisil, Nit...

Sep 07, 2016

Targeted treatment can become a reality for esophageal cancer, as a study opens door A group of researchers Scientists, funded by Cancer Research UK and Medical Research Council, have discovered that oesophageal cancer can be classified into three different subtypes, paving the way for testing targeted treatments ta...

Sep 06, 2016

AstraZeneca has got good results in the clinical trial for its next-generation asthma medication and could be available to patients by the end of next year. The drug, Benralizumab, is a new biological treatment for people with severe asthma, and works by targeting eosinophils that cause inflammation in the lungs of ...