Epilepsy

May 19, 2022

Check-Cap Initiated the US Pivotal Trial for C-Scan® On May 11, 2022, Check-Cap Ltd., a clinical-stage diagnostic company initiated the US pivotal trial for C-Scan® at Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota. C-Scan is the first and only patient-friendly, preparation-free screening test to detect polyps before they m...

Mar 29, 2022

Sanofi’s Rare Disease Drug Xenpozyme Wins World’s First Approval in Japan Sanofi’s Xenpozyme, also known as olipudase alfa, the world's first therapy for the rare disease Niemann-Pick type A/B and B, has been approved for the treatment of children and adults with non-CNS manifestations of Acid Sphingomyelinase D...

Mar 16, 2022

Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the 120 cannabinoids present naturally in cannabis plants. After tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), Cannabidiol is the second most prevalently available cannabinoid. Cannabidiol, an important component of medicinal marijuana, is either directly from the hemp plant or synthesized in a laboratory...

Mar 26, 2021

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgical procedure that requires the implantation of a device capable of sending electrical impulses to the brain areas responsible for body movement. A DBS system is composed of the neuro-stimulator, leads, and extension. The electrodes are placed deep inside the brain and are lin...

Mar 22, 2021

Which Pharma Companies are Transforming the Drug-Resistant Epilepsy Market Landscape? In the United States, more than 2.5 million people are living with Epilepsy, out of which approximately 1 million continue to experience seizures despite adequate treatment with antiseizure drugs. Known as Drug-resistant epilep...

Nov 16, 2020

Potential and growth of the current market The major drawback of the current antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is their modest efficacy even at best; therefore, many patients require as many as four concurrent AEDs and contend with their host of side effects. The epilepsy market has witnessed several approvals in the l...

Jun 17, 2020

50 million people globally have dementia, and out of all the dementia cases, Alzheimer’s Disease accounts for about 60–70% of cases, says the WHO. Alzheimer's Disease is a neurodegenerative disease, a common cause of dementia that affects behavior, memory, and thinking abilities of an individual. Mostly the symptom...

Mar 05, 2020

Killing brain tumors with the help of CAR-T CAR-T cell therapy is a technique which involves modifying patients' T cells to aim proteins associated with cancer that have revolutionized some of the blood cancers treatment. However, the technique has so far shown low potential in solid tumors like aggressive brain...

Aug 05, 2019

Failure in suppressing epilepsy; steps away from seizure-freedom Epilepsy, a central nervous system disorder that hinders the normal functioning of the brain, and leads to abnormality and loss of awareness. It affects over 70 million people worldwide, wherein nearly a quarter of patients with seizures have drug-...

Jun 11, 2019

Lilly tests the efficacy of Tirzepatide-a novel dual GIP, GLP-1 agonist Eli Lilly is planning to test its diabetes drug Tirzepatide in a phase 2b Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) trial. Tirzepatide, also known as LY3298176, has been excellent in reducing body weight and blood sugar in patients with poorly co...