Autism Spectrum Disorder April is observed as Autism Awareness Month. The aim is to raise awareness about autism, a developmental disorder which impairs the ability to communicate and interact. Aut...
Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic disorder characterised by weakness and wasting (atrophy) of skeletal muscles, used for movement. Loss of specialised nerve cells, called motor neurons which controls muscle movement, results in weakness of muscles. It mostly affects proximal muscles and respiratory muscles. SMA ...
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Autism developmental disorder (ASD) is a life-long condition that affects how a person communicates socially. It usually begins early in life and the folks suffering from it face problems while interacting with other people around. This condition brings a range of symptoms with itself like unable to make eye-contac...
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A New Approach to treat Cystic Fibrosis Researchers at the University of Illinois in Champaign have found that anti-fungal drug amphotericin that helps lung cells to fight chronic bacterial lung infection can help in treating Cystic Fibrosis- a genetic disorder that causes serious damages to lungs. The finding ...
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Biogen to buy Nightstar for USD 800 Million Biogen known for its efforts in treatments of multiple sclerosis and spinal muscular atrophy wound up the deal to buy Nightstar. The deal will let Biogen have access to two experimental gene therapies for blindness-causing diseases helping Biogen’s pipeline. Pacira...
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ColdZyme inactivates 99% of viruses causing common cold An Oral spray ColdZyme contains a solution of proteolytic enzyme trypsin and glycerol, which happens to shorten the duration of the common cold and also reduces its gravity. A recent research by Enzymatica-a Swedish based life sciences company shows the cli...
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Cell Medica receives funds for its cell therapy A USD 8.7 million grant to Cell Medica has been given by Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to speed up the clinical development of CMD-502 off-the-shelf chimeric antigen receptor-natural killer T cell (CAR-NKT) cell therapy. The program, su...
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Peloton Therapeutics raises USD 150 Million for treating Advance Kidney Cancer Peloton Therapeutics has been in the process of developing small molecule drugs to treat Cancer, has raised USD 150 million. Peloton’s lead therapeutic candidate, PT2977, focuses on targeting hypoxia-inducible fac...
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CRISPR treatment delivers benefits in mice The researchers from Duke University along with drugmaker Sarepta Therapeutics published a report stating that a single change in the genetic system of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) affected mice, using CRISPR gene editing tool resulted in increasing their life spa...
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A range of rare genetic disorders is pinpointed by a deep-learning algorithm. This helps doctors and researchers by analysing pictures of people’s faces. Researchers describe the technology after the diagnostic aid, a smartphone app called Face2Gene. It relies on machine-learning algorithmsand brain-like neural...
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Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a rare acquired autoimmune disease. It is caused by the dysfun.....
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The pharma industry has played a crucial role in fighting against the pandemic situation by supplyin.....
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Immunotherapies, a potentially life-saving therapy, have benefitted several patients suffering from .....
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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a hereditary condition leading to chronic lung infections and eventually dec.....
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Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) affects individuals slowly and progressively. Presently, there e.....
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Gene Therapy has shown tremendous growth in the past few years. The use of AAV (adeno-associated vir.....
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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is one of the largest and most respected conferences in the field of oncology. Held annually, this conference brings together researchers, physicians, and other healthcare professionals from around the world to discuss the latest advances in cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment.
